Wind Farm/Park

A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind power station or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred wind turbines covering an extensive area.

Types of Wind Farm/Parks

1. Onshore – Wind turbines harness the energy of moving air to generate electricity. Onshore wind refers to turbines located on land
2. Offshore – offshore turbines are located out at sea or in freshwater.

List of 10 Largest Wind Power Plants in India 

Muppandal Wind Farm

1. The project was developed by Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency.
2. The Muppandal Wind Farm is India’s largest operational onshore wind farm. 

Jaisalmer Wind Park

1. This project is located in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, Western India.
2. The project was initiated in August 2001. 
3. This wind park was developed by Suzlon Energy.
4. The Jaisalmer Wind Park is India’s second-largest operational onshore wind farm. 

Vankusawade Wind Park

1. It is located at a distance of 40 km from the town of Satara, Satara District in Maharashtra.
2. Vankusawade Wind Park is a wind farm located on a high mountain plateau at 1,150 m above the Koyna Reservoir.

Wind Power Potential in India

1. The Union government has set an ambitious target of achieving 175 GigaWatt (GW) of installed capacity from renewable energy sources by 2022, which includes 100 GW of solar and 60 GW of wind power capacity. The total renewable power installed capacity in the country stood at about 70 GW in the financial year 2017-18. 
2. It is found by the National Institute for Wind Energy (based in Chennai) that western states have larger potential in terms of a stable, steady, and speedy wind flow starting from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.