- In 1986, the first wind power is set up at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, Okha in Gujarat, and Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu.
- With the swift development (of wind power in India), at present, India is the fourth largest wind power installed country in the world.
- With a total capacity of 7455.2 MW, Tamil Nadu is the largest producer of Wind Energy followed by Maharashtra (4450.8 MW), Gujarat (3645.4 MW), and Rajasthan (3307.2 MW).
- Following are the major Wind Power Plants (producing more than 50 MW) in India −
Name | Location | State | Capacity (MW) |
Muppandal windfarm | Kanyakumari | Tamil Nadu | 1500 |
Jaisalmer Wind Park | Jaisalmer | Rajasthan | 1064 |
Brahmanvel windfarm | Dhule | Maharashtra | 528 |
Dhalgaon windfarm | Sangli | Maharashtra | 278 |
Vankusawade Wind Park | Satara District | Maharashtra | 259 |
Vaspet | Vaspet | Maharashtra | 144 |
Mamatkheda Wind Park | Mamatkheda | Madhya Pradesh | 100.5 |
Anantapur Wind Park | Nimbagallu | Andhra Pradesh | 100 |
Damanjodi Wind Power Plant | Damanjodi | Odisha | 99 |
Jath | Jath | Maharashtra | 84 |
Welturi | Welturi | Maharashtra | 75 |
Acciona Tuppadahalli | Chitradurga District | Karnataka | 56.1 |
Dangiri Wind Farm | Jaiselmer | Rajasthan | 54 |
Bercha Wind Park | Ratlam | Madhya Pradesh | 50 |