Jaisalmer Wind Park
Jaisalmer Wind Park | |
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Country | India |
Location | Amarsagar - Badabaug - Tejuva - Soda Mada, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, India |
Coordinates | 26°55′12″N 70°54′0″E / 26.92000°N 70.90000°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 2001 |
Wind farm | |
Type | Onshore |
Site area | 5,000 km2 (1,900 sq mi) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | Suzlon’s entire portfolio ranging from 350 kW model to S9X – 2.1 MW series |
Make and model | Suzlon |
Nameplate capacity | 1,064 MW |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Jaisalmer Wind Park is India's second largest and globally, the fourth-largest operational onshore wind farm.[1] This project is located in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, Western India.
History
[edit]The Jaisalmer Wind Park was started in August 2002. The wind park by developed by Suzlon Energy and comprises Suzlon's entire wind portfolio – ranging from the earliest 350 kW model to the latest S9X – 2.1 MW series.[2] Its installed capacity is 1,064 MW, which makes it one of the world's largest operational onshore wind farms.[1]
By April 2012, its combined installed capacity crossed 1000 MW i.e.,1 GW.[3] At 1064 MW, the wind park became the largest of its kind in India,[3] and one of the largest wind farms in the world.[4]
In 2015, 24 wind turbine generator of 2.1 MW each were installed at Tejuva, taking the overall production to 50.4 MW.[5]
Gallery
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View from Jaisalmer's Fort: part of Jaisalmer Wind Park
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Top 10 onshore wind farms - Top jaisalmer-wind-park-1064mw | Lists | Energy Digital". www.energydigital.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "S97-S111_ProductBrochure" (PDF). www.suzlon.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Suzlon crosses 1 GW capacity at Jaisalmer park". The Economic Times. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ Reporter, B. S. (11 May 2012). "Suzlon creates country's largest wind park". Business Standard India. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Suzlon commissions of 50.40 MW wind power project". The Economic Times. Retrieved 22 September 2020.