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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3667
ANSWERED ON 24.03.2026
WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL AND PROJECTS IN JAMMU & KASHMIR
3667. SHRI CHOWDRY MOHAMMAD RAMZAN
Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:
(a) the details of assessment of wind energy potential in Jammu & Kashmir;
(b) the current status of NHPC wind project established in Reasi in 2012; and
(c) the new wind energy projects planned or under implementation to generate electricity in
the Union Territory?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER
(SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)
(a) The wind resource assessment conducted by the National Institute of Wind Energy indicate
that there is 3 MW potential at 120 m hub height for wind energy projects in Jammu & Kashmir.
(b) NHPC had initiated a proposal for installation of a wind power project at Reasi. However, due
to logistical challenges associated with transportation of wind turbine blades to the project site and
power offtake, the project could not progress beyond the desk study stage.
(c) The development of wind projects carried out by developers based on techno-economic
assessment. Presently, there is no wind energy projects planned or under implementation in the
UT of Jammu & Kashmir.
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