India rated third in wind energy potential

India’s energy potential is rated the third largest in the world, with annual installations of 875 mega watts (MW), only after Europe and US, exceeding forecasts of 500 MW, according to analysis by Danish consultants BTM Consult. This accounts for 10.7 per cent of the total MW of capacity added globally.

India’s cumulative wind energy capacity is currently 3,000 MW, only behind Denmark, which has a installed capacity of 3,083 MW. Europe and US have an installed capacity of 34,725 MW and 6,750 MW respectively in 2004. It is expected that India’s installed capacity would touch 8,300 MW by 2009.

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