**Executive Summary**
This document reports on the wind energy capacity in Karnataka as of October 31, 2025, responding to a parliamentary question. It details the cumulative installed wind energy capacity, the contribution of Karnataka to the country's wind power generation, measures taken to address challenges faced by developers, and efforts to attract investment in renewable energy projects. The information provided includes data up to fiscal year 2024-25 and projections as of October 31, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Wind Energy Capacity in Karnataka:**
* The installed capacity of wind energy projects in Karnataka as of October 31, 2025, is 8193.29 MW.
* The document provides a table detailing cumulative wind capacity and annual wind capacity additions in Karnataka from FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25.
* **Karnataka's Contribution to National Wind Power:**
* Karnataka's contribution is 15.28% of the country's total wind power generation.
* The top three districts leading in wind energy development are Gadag, Vijayapura, and Chitradurga.
* **Challenges and Mitigation in Karnataka:**
* Land conversion and grid evacuation are major challenges.
* The State Cabinet has approved considering the Government Order as NOC for conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes.
* The Government of Karnataka has prepared a Resource Adequacy Plan (RAP) for implementing RE projects in proportion to power demand of Electricity Supply Companies of Karnataka (ESCOMs).
* **Measures to Develop Offshore Wind Projects:**
* The government has implemented the ‘Offshore Wind Energy Policy’ (October 2015).
* A ‘Strategy Paper for Establishment of Offshore Wind Energy Projects' (July 2022) was issued.
* The Offshore Wind Energy Lease Rules, 2023 have been notified.
* A desktop study has been carried out for the Maharashtra coast based on Meso Scale Data.
* Offshore Wind is considered for trading of Carbon Credits.
* ISTS charges are waived for projects commissioned by 31.12.2032, with graded charges thereafter.
* Additional surcharge is waived for projects commissioned by December 2032 and supplied to Open Access Consumers.
* **Measures to Attract Investment in RE Projects:**
* Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued Bidding Trajectory
* Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been permitted up to 100 percent under the automatic route.
* The Offshore Wind Energy Lease Rules, 2023 have been notified vide Ministry of External Affairs notification dated 19th December 2023
* The Revised Guidelines for installation of prototype wind turbine models was issued on 12th June 2025.
* The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for ALMM-Wind and ALMM-WTC was issued on 29th October 2025
* Revised List of Models and Manufacturers of Wind Turbines (RLMM) was issued on 31st July 2025.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Wind Energy Developers in Karnataka**
**Impact:**
Developers face challenges related to land conversion and grid evacuation. The State Cabinet's approval of the Government Order as NOC for land conversion aims to mitigate the land conversion issue. The Resource Adequacy Plan (RAP) addresses grid evacuation concerns.
**Action Required:**
Developers should be aware of the new land conversion procedures and the RAP to effectively plan and implement wind energy projects.
**Stakeholder: Electricity Supply Companies of Karnataka (ESCOMs)**
**Impact:**
ESCOMs are involved in the implementation of RE projects according to their power demand, as per the Resource Adequacy Plan (RAP).
**Action Required:**
ESCOMs must align their operations with the RAP to integrate renewable energy projects efficiently.
**Stakeholder: Government of India (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy)**
**Impact:**
The Government is actively taking measures to encourage offshore wind projects and attract domestic and foreign investment in large-scale RE projects.
**Action Required:**
The Government should continue to implement and monitor the effectiveness of the policies and schemes outlined to ensure the growth of the renewable energy sector.
**Stakeholder: Renewable Energy Consumers in India**
**Impact:**
Consumers will benefit from increased renewable energy consumption.
**Action Required:**
All designated consumers under the Energy Conservation Act 2001 should meet Renewable Consumption Obligation (RCO) trajectory has been notified till 2029-30. Green Energy Open Access is allowed to any consumer with contract demand of 100 kW or above through single or multiple single connection aggregating Hundred kW or more located in same electricity division of a distribution licensee.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE): The primary government body responsible for policies and programs related to renewable energy in India, including wind energy.
Karnataka: The state where the wind energy capacity is being assessed.
Offshore Wind Energy Lease Rules, 2023: Rules to regulate the grant of lease of offshore areas for development of offshore wind energy projects.
Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO): A regulation that mandates a certain percentage of electricity consumption to be from renewable sources.
Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM(Wind)): Mandates usage of listed components in wind turbines and requires data centers to be within India.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 581
ANSWERED ON 03.12.2025
WIND ENERGY CAPACITY IN KARNATAKA
581. SHRI B Y RAGHAVENDRA
Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:
(a) the current status of wind energy capacity addition in Karnataka including the total installed
capacity and new projects commissioned during the last five years;
(b) the contribution of Karnataka in the country’s total wind power generation along with the
details of districts leading in wind energy development;
(c) the challenges faced by developers in the State and the steps taken to address them;
(d) the measures taken by the Government to encourage offshore wind projects outside of
Tamil Nadu and Gujarat; and
(e) the measures taken by the Government to attract domestic and foreign investment in large-
scale wind energy parks across the country?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER
(SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)
(a) As on 31.10.2025, the installed capacity of wind energy projects in Karnataka is 8193.29
MW. The wind energy capacity addition in Karnataka through new wind projects commissioning
vis-a-vis cumulative wind capacity during the last five years are as follows:
Cumulative
Wind Wind
Capacity Capacity in
Addition (in Karnataka (in
S.N. FY MW) MW)
1 2020-21 148.0 4938.6
2 2021-22 192.30 5130.9
3 2022-23 164.05 5294.95
4 2023-24 724.66 6019.61
5 2024-25 1331.485 7351.09
2025-26 8193.29
6 842.19
(as on
31.10.2025)(b) The contribution of Karnataka in is country’s total wind power generation 15.28% and the
top three districts leading in wind energy development are Gadag, Vijayapura and Chitradurga.
(c) Land conversion and grid evacuation are the major challenges being faced by the
developers in setting up wind energy projects in Karnataka. In order to address Land
conversion, State Cabinet has approved the proposal of consideration of the Government Order
as NOC for conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purpose. In order to streamline
grid evacuation, the Government of Karnataka has prepared a Resource Adequacy Plan (RAP)
for implementing RE projects in proportion to power demand of Electricity Supply Companies
of Karnataka (ESCOMs).
(d) Government has taken several measures to develop offshore wind power projects in the
country outside of Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. These, inter alia, include;
• Notification of ‘Offshore Wind Energy Policy’ in October 2015 to provide framework for
the development of offshore wind energy in the country.
• Issuance of a ‘Strategy Paper for Establishment of Offshore Wind Energy Projects’ in
July, 2022 indicating various development models.
• The Offshore Wind Energy Lease Rules, 2023 have been notified to regulate the grant
of lease of offshore areas for development of offshore wind energy projects.
• Desktop study has been carried out based on the Meso Scale Data available in public
domain for Maharashtra coast
• Offshore Wind has been included in the list of activities to be considered for trading of
Carbon Credits under bilateral/co-operative approaches as per Article 6.2 Mechanism
of Paris Agreement.
• Waiver of Inter-State Transmission (ISTS) Charges has been extended for offshore wind
power projects commissioned on or before 31.12.2032 with graded ISTS charges
thereafter.
• Waiver of additional surcharge is granted for electricity produced from offshore wind
projects commissioned up to December, 2032 and supplied to Open Access
Consumers.
(e) Government has taken several measures to attract domestic and foreign investment in
large-scale RE projects including wind energy parks across the country. The details of
measures are given at Annexure-I.
*****Annexure-I
Government has taken following measures to attract domestic and foreign investment
in large-scale RE projects including wind energy parks across the country;
• Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued Bidding Trajectory
for issuance of RE power procurement bids of 50 GW/annum by Renewable
Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs) [REIAs: Solar Energy Corporation of
India Limited (SECI), NTPC Limited, NHPC Limited, SJVN Limited] from FY
2023-24 to FY 2027-28.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been permitted up to 100 percent under
the automatic route.
• Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges have been waived for inter-
state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30th
June 2025, for Green Hydrogen Projects till December 2030 and for offshore
wind projects till December 2032.
• To boost RE consumption, Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) followed by
Renewable Consumption Obligation (RCO) trajectory has been notified till
2029-30. The RCO which is applicable to all designated consumers under the
Energy Conservation Act 2001 will attract penalties on non-compliance. RCO
also includes specified quantum of consumption from Decentralized
Renewable Energy sources.
• Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for
procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar, Wind, Wind-Solar Hybrid
and Firm & Dispatchable RE (FDRE) projects have been issued.
• Schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan
Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, National
Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules, New Solar Power Scheme
(for Tribal and PVTG Habitations/Villages) under Pradhan Mantri Janjati
Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) and Dharti Aabha Janjatiya Gram
Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA JGUA), National Green Hydrogen Mission, Viability Gap
Funding (VGF) Scheme for Offshore Wind Energy Projects have been
launched.
• Scheme for setting up of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power projects is
being implemented to provide land and transmission to RE developers for
installation of RE projects at large scale.
• Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity has
been funded under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of
renewable power.
• Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020 has been issued for net-metering
up to five hundred Kilowatt or up to the electrical sanctioned load, whichever is
lower.
• “National Repowering and Life Extension Policy for Wind Power Projects, 2023”
has been issued.
• The Offshore Wind Energy Lease Rules, 2023 have been notified vide Ministry
of External Affairs notification dated 19th December 2023, to regulate the grant
of lease of offshore areas for development of offshore wind energy projects.
• The Revised Guidelines for installation of prototype wind turbine models was
issued on 12th June 2025.
• Procedure for inclusion/updating Wind Turbine Model in the Revised List of
Models and Manufacturers of Wind Turbines (RLMM) was issued on 31st July
2025. The amendment renames RLMM as Approved List of Models andManufacturers (ALMM (Wind)) and mandates usage of listed components such
as Blade, Tower, Generator, Gearbox and Special Bearings (Main, Pitch and
Yaw Bearing) along with mandatory relocation of data centres within India and
prohibition of real-time data transfer outside India.
• The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for ALMM-Wind and ALMM-WTC
was issued on 29th October 2025, detailing the end-to-end process for
application, verification, factory inspection, component evaluation and model
enlistment.
• Standard & Labelling (S&L) programs for Solar Photovoltaic modules and Grid-
connected Solar Inverters have been launched.
• To augment transmission infrastructure needed for steep RE trajectory,
transmission plan has been prepared till 2030.
• “The Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge and related matters) Rules (LPS
rules) have been notified.
• Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open
Access) Rules, 2022, has been notified on 06th June 2022 with objective of
ensuring access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable green energy for all.
Green Energy Open Access is allowed to any consumer with contract demand
of 100 kW or above through single or multiple single connection aggregating
Hundred kW or more located in same electricity division of a distribution
licensee.
• Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) has been launched to facilitate sale of
Renewable Energy Power through exchanges.
• Government has issued orders that power shall be dispatched against Letter of
Credit (LC) or advance payment to ensure timely payment by distribution
licensees to RE generators.