High wind speed acrosscoastal regionsofGujarathas pushed upelectricitygeneration from wind energy close to record-level. The average wind power generation in Gujarat shot up 106 million units (MUs) or 4,432 MW on Wednesday, which was in striking distance of the all-time high wind power generation of 108 MUs or 4,600 MW recorded across the state in July 2019.

The Average generation was just 552 MW (13 MUs) on Wednesday last week. According to the Western Regional Load Dispatch Centre (WRLD), a central government entity, the daily peak of wind power generation in Gujarat was recorded at 4,712MW on Wednesday, when the states maximum electricity demand was recorded at 14,758 MW.

In fact, the state produced more power from wind farms than conventional thermal power Plants. Electricity generation from sources is growing at a faster rate with new projects coming up across Gujarat, which is the second largestproducerof wind power (with total installed capacity of 7,542 MW) in India afterTamil Nadu.

Despite challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Gujarat witnessed the highest addition of wind power generation capacity in the country during 2020-21.
Wind power projects having cumulative generation capacity of 1,020.3 MW were installed and commissioned in Gujarat from April 2020 to March 2021, shows data compiled by Indian WindTurbineManufacturers Association (IWTMA).