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Speaking at the Global Wind Day 2025 Conference held in Bengaluru, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Shri Pralhad Joshi, affirmed that wind energy is central to India’s renewable energy strategy, emphasizing its key role in achieving national goals of 50% non-fossil fuel power capacity by 2030 and a net-zero economy by 2070.
Joined by Union Minister of State Shri Shripad Yesso Naik and Karnataka Energy Minister Shri K.G. George, Joshi reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “renewable energy for manufacturing and conventional energy for household consumption,” underscoring India’s ambition to become a global manufacturing hub powered by clean energy.
Highlighting India’s progress, Joshi stated that the country now ranks third globally in renewable energy production and fourth in wind power installed capacity. “No one imagined this a decade ago,” he remarked.
The Minister outlined three critical challenges for the wind sector: integration with solar and battery storage (BESS) for consistent power supply, reducing the current tariff of ₹3.90 per unit, and improving domestic manufacturing efficiency to drive exports.
India, he noted, currently manufactures 33 models of wind turbines (225 kW to 5.2 MW) through 14 companies, with products that are globally competitive. A 53% increase in the renewable energy budget to ₹26,549 crore—with a significant portion for wind—reflects the government’s commitment.
To accelerate momentum, Joshi laid out five priority areas:
- Expanding wind capacity in new states like Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Odisha;
- Launching offshore wind projects with 4 GW identified in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu;
- Promoting storage-linked, round-the-clock power models;
- Modernizing grids with AI-based forecasting;
- Strengthening domestic manufacturing across the value chain.
At the event, Karnataka was recognized as the top-performing state in wind capacity addition (1331.48 MW), followed by Tamil Nadu (1136.37 MW) and Gujarat (954.76 MW).
Two strategic documents—Wind Energy Roadmap and Manufacturing Roadmap—were also unveiled, envisioned as guiding blueprints for India’s self-reliant wind energy future.
