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Project Title

Bundled Wind Power Project in Tamilnadu, India, co-ordinated by Tamilnadu Spinning Mills Association (TASMA-II (A))

Project Reference No

Not Applicable

Project Status

Under Validation

Project Description

This project involves bundling of 30 Wind Turbine generators (WTGs). The small wind mill sub project owners, who operate / planning to set up spinning mills, have invested into these WTGs based on the encouragement / support provided by their Association namely Tamil Nadu Spinning Mills Association (TASMA). Such, generated wind power is used for meeting their captive needs and for exportation to the grid. All these wind mills are connected to the Southern grid of India and are micro-sited in many locations within the State of Tamilnadu, based on wind availability.

This wind based electricity generation aggregates to a total Installed capacity of 12.325 MW and the generation is expected to be approximately 24.36 GWh, annually.

The project activity consists of many individual sub projects with different ownerships, all of which are members / associate members of the Tamilnadu Spinning Mills Association. The association TASMA has always promoted and still continues to promote the adoption of renewable energy generation for its members to meet their own power needs. TASMA has demonstrated to its members that the wind energy generation is viable keeping in mind the CDM revenue. TASMA also has been authorized by the sub project owners of the present project activity, to develop the wind energy generation activities as CDM projects.

The project owners either sell electricity to TANGEDCO or captively consume the generated energy at their mills under Energy Purchase / Wheeling Agreements executed between individual owners and TANGEDCO. All the windmill systems have been commissioned.

The Significant Contributions by the project activity towards sustainable development are: Reduction in emission of Green House Gases Increase the contribution of renewable energy to the Southern Grid of India Encourage Industries to contribute to Green Power Development and CDM Reduction in procurement and use of diesel based power generation sets as power option by project participants Overall Rural development Capacity addition to installed capacity of Southern Grid, filling up the ever-growing gap between power supply and demand Generation of additional employment especially for windmill operations/ maintenance security etc..,

 

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