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

This research paper analyzes the requirements for India to achieve its 30 GW offshore wind energy target by 2030. It evaluates the current state of policy, finance, infrastructure, and regulations in India, comparing them with global trends and successful international examples to identify necessary improvements for sector expansion.

• India has established offshore wind targets of 5 GW by 2022 and 30 GW by 2030, although as of the writing of the paper, no offshore wind projects exist in the country. All 40 GW of installed wind capacity as of November 2021 is located onshore.
• Offshore wind offers higher plant load factors (40–45 percent) than onshore wind (30–35 percent) and ground-mounted solar (20–25 percent), making it a viable component of India's broader goal to reach 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030.

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.

Wikipedia

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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} }