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GLOBAL RENEWABLES ONLINE - MAY/JUNE 2012
THE INDIAN WIND ENERGY
ASSOCIATION
T
HE INDIAN WIND
energy
sector has an installed capacity
of 14158.00 MW (as on March 31,
2011). In terms of wind power installed
capacity, India is ranked 5th in the
World. Today India is a major player
in the global wind energy market.
The potential is far from exhaust-
ed. Indian Wind Energy Association
has estimated that with the current lev-
el of technology, the ‘on-shore’ poten-
tial for utilization of wind energy for
electricity generation is of the order of
65,000 MW. The unexploited resource
availability has the potential to sustain
the growth of wind energy sector in
India in the years to come.
InWEAwill help the industry in
realizing this potential quickly and ef-
ficiently.
ABOUT INWEA
The Indian Wind Energy Associa-
tion (InWEA) was set up in 2002 as a
not-for-profit organisation under the
Societies Act. InWEAwith more than
300 members is dedicated to promo-
tion and development of wind power
in India.
Since its inception InWEA has
worked consistently towards removing
barriers to wind power development
and creation of an enabling regulatory
and policy environment for invest-
ments in this sector.
The association is also a member
of several international and national
industry bodies such as the World
Wind Energy Association, the Euro-
pean Wind Energy Association, CII,
FICCI and ASSOCHAM among others.
Source: www.inwea.org.
INWEA EVENTS
July 3-5, 2012
The theme of the forthcoming
11th World Wind Energy Conference
(WWEC) 2012 is “Community Power
– Citizens’ Power”, and the main focus
will be on decentralized ownership
models. The event, being organized by
the World Wind Energy Association in
collaboration with the German Wind
Energy Association, will cover all as-
pects of wind power utilisation in 40
sessions. As many as 200 industry ex-
perts from all over the world are likely
to participate in the conference. There
will also be technical sessions and dis-
cussions about economic aspects of
wind power. Also, many side events
and special fora will be organised
in cooperation with leading interna-
tional organisations, including IRENA,
Deutsche Welle, the World Future
Council, WCRE, Eurosolar, ISEP Japan,
Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Hein-
“The unexploited
resource availability has
the potential to sustain
the growth of wind
energy sector in India in
the years to come.”