Indian Wind Turbine Certification Scheme (IWTCS)

The Government have prepared a draft Indian Wind Turbine Certification Scheme (IWTCS) to ensure quality, safety and reliability of wind turbines.

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The draft guidelines have been circulated for comments of stakeholders.

The special achievements of the country in the wind energy sector, inter alia, include the following:

  1. Wind power capacity of the country was 35.01 GW as on 30 November 2018. Globally India is at fourth position in terms of wind power capacity.

  2. Over 30 different turbine models (ranging from 225 kW to 3 MW) by 15 different manufacturers are being made in India with about 70 to 80% of indigenisation.

  3. Wind power potential map at 100 meter hub-height was issued in September 2015 indicating 302 GW of wind potential, which is mainly concentrated in seven windy States, viz. Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.