Winds of Change: Learnings for the Indian Offshore Wind Energy Sector

The document examines India's path toward its 30 GW offshore wind target by 2030, noting that while the country has a potential of 70 GW off the coasts of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, it currently has no installed offshore wind projects. It identifies critical needs in policy updates, low-cost financing, port infrastructure, and environmental clearances to enable the sector's growth.

• India has set offshore wind targets of 5 GW by 2022 and 30 GW by 2030, but as of the writing, there are no active offshore wind projects in the country.
• Offshore wind offers higher plant load factors (40–45 percent) compared to onshore wind (30–35 percent) and ground-mounted solar (20–25 percent), making it a viable component of India's 500 GW renewable energy target for 2030.
• There is an estimated potential of 70 GW of offshore wind energy located off the coasts of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
• To reduce capital costs and lower the cost of energy, India should consider developing domestic manufacturing and utilizing larger turbines with capacities of 12–15 MW.
• The current regulatory environment, where the renewable energy sector does not require prior environmental clearances, is identified as a situation that needs to change based on stakeholder reactions and research.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Winds of Change: Learnings for the Indian Offshore Wind Energy Sector. https://www.wri.org/research/winds-change-learnings-indian-offshore-wind-energy-sector

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Winds of Change: Learnings for the Indian Offshore Wind Energy Sector. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/winds-change-learnings-indian-offshore-wind-energy-sector.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendwinds, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Winds of Change: Learnings for the Indian Offshore Wind Energy Sector}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/winds-change-learnings-indian-offshore-wind-energy-sector}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }