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The wind power program is growing rapidly in India with significant installation in the last few years with private sector participation and investment. Onshore wind power contributes the maximum after large hydro in the country’s total RE capacity and achieved 4^th position at the global level [1]. In India, the wind power potential for generation is estimated to be 302.251 GW at a 100-meter ground level. The states in India with the highest wind power potential and installed capacity are Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Gujarat.

The government is providing various financial and fiscal incentives to promote onshore wind projects all over the country, e.g., accelerated depreciation benefit and exemption in concessional custom duty on specific parts of an electric wind generator. In line with these incentives, the government is also providing technical support through the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), Chennai, for identifying new potential sites. To meet the target of 60 GW by 2022 the government has also exempted the inter-state transmission charges for wind projects to be commissioned by March 2022.