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MNRE Issues National Repowering and Life Extension Policy for Wind Projects
The policy has been issued in supersession of ‘Policy for Repowering of the Wind Power Projects’ released on August 5, 2016 and will be effective from the date of issuance.
December 07, 2023. By Anurima Mondal
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued ‘National Repowering & Life Extension Policy for Wind Power Projects 2023’ which enables repowering older generation turbines with newer generation more efficient turbines before the design life gets over.
The policy has been issued in supersession of ‘Policy for Repowering of the Wind Power Projects’ released on August 5, 2016 and will be effective from the date of issuance. It considers refurbishment of wind turbines for life extension beyond design life subject to safety and performance assessment as per relevant standards.
The objective of the repowering and life extension policy is optimum utilisation of wind energy resource by maximizing energy (kWh) yield per sq.km of the project area and utilising the latest state-of-the art onshore wind turbine technologies.
All wind turbines which are not in compliance with the quality control order issued by the Ministry are eligible for refurbishment. Other than this, the turbines that have completed their design life as certified under the Type Test Certificate in accordance with the applicable relevant standards or the wind turbines of rated capacity below 2 MW are entitled for this based on commercial or voluntary consideration after 15 years of installation.
Meanwhile, National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has estimated repowering potential of the country to be 25.406 GW considering wind turbines below capacity 2 MW.
The policy has been issued in supersession of ‘Policy for Repowering of the Wind Power Projects’ released on August 5, 2016 and will be effective from the date of issuance. It considers refurbishment of wind turbines for life extension beyond design life subject to safety and performance assessment as per relevant standards.
The objective of the repowering and life extension policy is optimum utilisation of wind energy resource by maximizing energy (kWh) yield per sq.km of the project area and utilising the latest state-of-the art onshore wind turbine technologies.
All wind turbines which are not in compliance with the quality control order issued by the Ministry are eligible for refurbishment. Other than this, the turbines that have completed their design life as certified under the Type Test Certificate in accordance with the applicable relevant standards or the wind turbines of rated capacity below 2 MW are entitled for this based on commercial or voluntary consideration after 15 years of installation.
Meanwhile, National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has estimated repowering potential of the country to be 25.406 GW considering wind turbines below capacity 2 MW.
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