ENERGY DREAM MAP

Muppandal Wind Farm 

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Location: Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu, India 

Type: Wind 

Status: Operational 

Year of establishment: 1986 

Installed Capacity: 1500 MWe

Project Description 

The wind energy harnessed at this particular site has high air density, with larger sweep surface and wind speed.

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Purpose/Application                        

The annual equivalent of this production amounts to more than 2.78 million tons of oil (TOE)/year, which prevents emission of more than 20.6 million tons of CO2/year into the atmosphere.

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Unique Aspect 

It is the 2nd largest onshore wind farm in the world, consisting of over 3000 turbines, which produces around 20% of total wind energy in India.

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