Workshop on ‘Repowering of Wind Projects in India’
A national workshop was organised on ‘Repowering of Wind Projects in India’ by the USAID South Asia Regional Energy Partnership (SAREP) under the U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership, on Monday, November 7, 2022, at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
India’s total installed wind power capacity stood at 41.6 GW as on September 31, 2022. However, most of the wind turbines installed in India till the year 2007 are of sub-MW capacity. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, had issued a policy for Repowering of Wind Power Projects in August 2016. The policy has now been modified and a draft ‘National Repowering Policy for Wind Power Projects, 2022’ has been published by the ministry. The repowering of older and smaller turbines can help harness valuable clean energy source. The workshop aimed to engage industry and government stakeholders on the issue.
The workshop had speakers and attendees from MNRE, government institute, and state electricity regulatory commissions. It also included representatives of wind industry associations, developers, equipment manufacturers, financers, and sector experts who contributed to a holistic discussion on the implementation.
Agenda of the event is given below:
| Session 1: Opening session – Opportunities in repowering of wind projects | |||
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| 10.45-10.50 | Welcome remarks | Mr. John Smith-Sreen Director, IPO |
USAID India |
| 10.50-10.55 | Inaugural address | Mr. Dinesh Dayanand Jagdale Joint Secretary |
MNRE |
| 10.55-11.15 | Wind repowering in India: Potential, Opportunities, and Challenges |
Mr. Balawant Joshi Managing Director, Idam Infra Mr. Pramod Singh Advanced Energy Lead |
USAID SAREP |
| 11.15-11.35 | Draft “National Repowering Policy for Wind Power Projects, 2022” |
Mr. Rahul Rawat, Scientist-C | MNRE |
| Session 2: States’ views on repowering of wind projects | |||
| 11.35-12.35 | Policy and regulatory perspective of state authorities, SNAs, and utilities Panel Moderator Mr. Anurag Mishra Senior Clean Energy Specialist USAID India Mr. Dinesh Dayanand Jagdale Joint Secretary |
Dr. Rajesh Katyal, Deputy Director General & Group Head |
NIWE |
| Mr. Mukesh Khullar, Member | MERC | ||
| Mr. S. R. Pandey, Member | GERC | ||
| Session 3: Industry stakeholders’ viewpoint on repowering of wind projects | |||
| 12.35-13.35 | Industry viewpoint on wind repowering draft policy, valuation models, and project development models Panel Moderator Mr. Balawant Joshi MD, Idam Infra Mr. Sumedh Agarwal Deputy Chief of Party, Utilities and Technology, USAID SAREP |
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| Mr. Parag Sharma, CEO, O2 Power |
WIPPA | ||
| Mr. Martand Shardul, Policy Director |
GWEC, India | ||
| Mr. Rajeev Samant, Consultant BD, TATA Power |
IWPA | ||
| Mr. Saurabh Srivastava, Director and Head Regulatory & Advocacy, Senvion India |
IWTMA | ||
| Mr. Vinod Bishnoi, Operations Head for Projects |
Suzlon Energy | ||
| 13.35-13.40 | Vote of thanks | Mr. Anurag Mishra | USAID India |
