IWTMA expresses need for more policies in Rajasthan

The apex body in wind sector, Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) addressed the media to discuss the wind power development in Rajasthan. In the year 2015-16, Rajasthan installed 688 MW and the current total installation is 4237 MW till January 2017.The wind sector expressed confidence of growth of wind energy in the State.

There is a paradigm shift to competitive bidding instead of feed in tariff (FIT) on the recent 1 GW bid organised by SECI. The industry responded well with an interest of 2644 MW by four bidders at Rs 3.46. The bid of Rs 3.46 need not be taken as an aggressive bid. Most of the bids are from Tamil Nadu, where the PLF is very high and is also based on interstate transaction with Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) network. IWTMA has requested MNRE for future bids of 5 to 6 GW so that the canvas is large and the market will grow under this process.

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