The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has reported that India’s wind power capacity is expected to reach 107 GW by 2030, meeting 10 percent of global demand. The report also projects the creation of 154,000 new job opportunities and an increase in India’s annual wind power installations to 15 GW.
This report, Wind at the Core: Driving India Green Ambitions and International Influence, published by GWEC, outlines how installed wind capacity can grow nearly 150 percent to 107GW by 2030 to meet state Resource Adequacy Plans (RAP). This will be central towards enabling India to transition to energy successfully in the least cost pathways. Moreover, wind capacity is projected to be higher by organizations such as NREL, IEA, WRI, and Lawrence Berkeley (121-164 GW by 2030). Alleviating the grid issues, improving RPO adherence and coordinating bidding activities with state off-take facilitation could drive installations to the maximum capacity.
“The global energy landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, with wind power proving instrumental in driving least-cost energy transitions. By 2030, renewables are expected to supply nearly half of global electricity, with wind contributing ~20-25%. India is poised to mirror this trajectory, doubling its wind capacity to 100 GW and scaling up to 452 GW by 2050,” says Girish Tanti, Chairman, Global Wind Energy Council India & Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA).
As wind promises to carry almost a quarter of the renewable mix, not only are we building clean energy infrastructure, but we are also building the future. Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and New & Renewable Energy, said.
The report has estimated that India is aiming at 100 GW of wind potential generating capacity, whose share will be 20 percent of the renewable mix in India, as total wind potential in India is 1,164 GW, and only 4.5 percent of this has been tapped so far. An increased share of wind power has substantial cost advantages, improves grid reliability and transmission capacity utilization, and is the least-cost means to provide power adequacy needs at a State level. Scaling up to 8 GW/y capacity would employ 116,000 people, cut costs by 10%, and increase domestic content to 80%. Increase to 15 GW/year could yield 154,000 jobs, the report states.
“India, now the world’s 3rd largest wind equipment manufacturing hub, can meet 10% of global demand by 2030,” says Ben Backwell, CEO of the Global Wind Energy Council. “India’s manufacturing capacity has grown from 12 GW in 2022 to 20 GW in 2024, positioning it to meet 10% of global wind demand. Scaling India’s wind capacity to over 100 GW by 2030 can unlock economic growth, manufacturing expansion, and wider energy access”
