Thar Desert Wind Farm

This project, in the Jaisalmer District of Rajasthan, India, consists of 75 x 800 kW wind turbines with a total capacity of 60 MW. One of the first wind farms to be commissioned in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, the project provides renewable electricity to the Northern regional electricity grid, reducing CO2 emissions by displacing electricity generated from fossil-fuel based plants.

India’s energy generation relies heavily on the use of coal and the construction of these turbines will help overcome its reliance on this highly polluting fossil fuel. Wind power incurs none of the carbon dioxide emissions, local environmental pollution or solid waste problems associated with coal-fired power stations.

The Thar Desert of Rajasthan, where this project is based, is mainly rural with a reliance on agriculture and animal husbandry. In the past years there has been a tremendous increase in the population and it is the most densely populated desert in the world, with 83 people per km2. The area is considered to be an ideal place for the generation of electricity from wind power.