The Union Government has granted in-principle approval for offshore wind power generation on theGujaratcoastline.
With an expected of about Rs 16,000 crore in setting up offshore windmills and an additional investment of between Rs 20,000 crore to Rs 24,000 crore in setting up onshore transmission Infrastructure, the ambitious project envisages wind power generation to the tune of 20,000 MW or 2 gigawatt (GW).
The State Government will purchase all the power generated under the proposed project.
TheUnion ministry of renewable energywill invite bids to set up offshore wind power generation infrastructure off the Gujarat coast. The state government will partner with the Centre to set up necessary infrastructure along the coastline, including transmission networks.
The state government has identified five zones along the coastline conducive to offshore wind power generation. These zones have a combined area of 8,159sq km, and 37.2GW power could be produced in these five zones along the coast.
These zones are located along the Saurashtra, South Gujarat, and theGulf of Khambhatcoastlines.