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Wind power in Karnataka, India
| Project Type |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Project Name | 18,86 MW Bundled Wind Power Project, India | ||
| Project Location | India, region Karnataka, Chitradurga | ||
| Project Standard | VER (VCS) | ||
| Emission Reductions | 30'200 t CO2e (proportion of total reductions) | ||
| Situation without project | Regional fuel mix | ||
| Project Status | Operation | ||
| Project Validation | TÜV NORD | ||
| Project Start | September 2005 | ||
| Documentations |  India Chitradurga bundled wind power project PDD (558 kb) India Chitradurga bundled wind power project Validation (1.4 mb) |
In the Indian state of Karnataka, electricity is produced mainly from fossil fuels, above all coal, and is fed into the regional power supply system. This situation, which is damaging to the climate and the environment, is being countered through the installation of two wind turbines, thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Two Indian businesses prepared and installed two wind turbines in Chitradurga in South India in order to promote renewable energies and to contribute to the protection of the climate. The two wind turbines, each with an output of 800 kW, were installed in the Indian state of Karnataka in September 2005 and have since reduced approximately 3,000 tons of CO2 annually.
The goal of the project is to feed renewable energy into the existing power supply system of Karnataka. The conventional power producers that are connected to this grid use mainly fossil fuels, above all coal, in order to cover the steadily growing energy demand. Through the use of both of the wind turbines, greenhouse gases can be reduced and the environmentally harmful situation of electricity generation improved. The produced power is sold to the national power supply system.
In addition to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the project, due to the substitution of coal, has positive effects on the environment in general, and also creates jobs in rural areas. Moreover, in a country, where the energy demand multiplies annually, such projects serve as good examples and point a possible way to a sustainable development for developing and emerging countries.
The two wind turbines are part of a large project which includes the installation of 37 wind turbines (18.86 MW). All wind farms were commissioned in the south and west of India.
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