The State has added about 180 MW to its existing wind energy capacity during the last 12 months, taking the total installed wind energy capacity to 7,480 MW.
K. Kasthurirangan, chairman of India Wind Power Association, told The Hindu on Thursday that less than 100 MW was added in the State during the previous year (2013-2014), since the Centre had withdrawn the accelerated depreciation scheme.
The programme was beneficial to small-scale investors in the wind energy sector.
The scheme was reintroduced only in October last year and since then, wind mill investors have started looking at the sector again. “I am sure that installations will go up in the current financial year (2015-2016),” he said.
Tamil Nadu had the highest installed wind energy capacity in the country.
