February 13, 2025 | Resources

The Government of India has begun implementing plans to install 450 wind turbines in the ecologically rich Gulf of Mannar region in Tamil Nadu in the south of the country. In February 2024, the Government invited bids for the development of 4 GW (in four blocks of 1 GW each) offshore wind energy projects off the coast of Tamil Nadu, specifically in the Mannar Islands, through international competitive bidding. In June, it approved 1 GW offshore wind energy projects (500 MW each off the coast of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu) – the first-ever such projects in the country – with a total outlay of 7,453 crores Indian rupees.