INDIAN WIND

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India Sees Wind as Partial Answer to Its Perennial Energy Shortages
Anjana Pasricha, 13 May 2007 (Voice of America)

WHO
Asian Development Bank (ADB), Ajay Sagar, head of services; Tata Power
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WHAT
100 megawatt wind energy plant in Maharashtra state

WHEN
The new development is funded and expected to be installed immediately.

WHERE
- ADB is New Delhi-based.
- Wind developments are presently in the southern and western states of Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra, where 200 “windy sites” have been identified.

WHY
- India is world’s 5th-largest wind energy producer, at 6000 megawatts (1% of the country’s electricity), with develop coming from the private sector in response to government incentives. (An $80 million ADB loan will facilitate the new 100 megawatt plant.)
- India is expected to add 8000 megawatts of wind energy in the next 5 years. Its potential is estimated at 45,000 megawatts at its 200 identified “windy” sites.
- More than 2/3 of India’s electricity (3rd biggest consumer in Asia behind China and Japan) comes from dirty coal.
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QUOTES
Sagar: "Renewable energy initiative is very important although the size could be small. But the advantages to the environment are huge…For this Tata power project itself, it will contribute to a reduction of greenhouse gas emission by approximately 2.6 million tons of carbon dioxide during its projected life of 20 years."