Jaisalmer Wind Park

The Jaisalmer Wind Park is India's largest and globally the fourth-largest operational onshore wind farm.[1] This project is located in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, Western India.

Jaisalmer Wind Park
Location of Jaisalmer Wind Park in Rajasthan, India
CountryIndia
LocationAmarsagar - Badabaug - Tejuva - Soda Mada, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, India
Coordinates26°55′12″N 70°54′0″E
StatusOperational
Commission date2001
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Power generation
Units operationalSuzlon’s entire portfolio ranging from 350 kW model to S9X – 2.1 MW series
Make and modelSuzlon
Nameplate capacity1,064 MW

History

The project was initiated in August 2001 by developed by Suzlon Energy and comprises Suzlon's entire wind portfolio – ranging from the earliest 350 kW model to the latest S9X – 2.1 MW series. [2] Its installed capacity is 1,064 MW, which makes it one of the world's largest operational onshore wind farms.[3]

By April 2012, its combined installed capacity crossed 1000 MW i.e.,1 GW.[4] At 1064 MW, the wind park became the largest of its kind in India,[4] and one of the largest wind farms in the world.[5]

In 2015, 24 wind turbine generator of 2.1 MW each were installed at Tejuva, taking the overall production to 1300 MW.[6]

  • View from Jaisalmer's Fort: part of Jaisalmer Wind Park

See also

References
  1. "Top 10 onshore wind farms - Top jaisalmer-wind-park-1064mw | Lists | Energy Digital". www.energydigital.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. "S97-S111_ProductBrochure" (PDF). www.suzlon.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. "Top 10 onshore wind farms - Top jaisalmer-wind-park-1064mw | Lists | Energy Digital". www.energydigital.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  4. "Suzlon crosses 1 GW capacity at Jaisalmer park". The Economic Times. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  5. Reporter, B. S. (11 May 2012). "Suzlon creates country's largest wind park". Business Standard India. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  6. "Suzlon commissions of 50.40 MW wind power project". The Economic Times. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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