Overview

• Karnataka added 1,331.48 MW in the 2024–25 financial year to secure first place in national wind power capacity additions
• The state’s total installed wind capacity now stands at 7,351 MW, surpassing the combined output of South Africa, Portugal, and New Zealand
• India’s overall wind energy capacity hit 51.5 GW, a 150% increase over the past decade that ranks it fourth in the world
• Union Minister Pralhad Joshi released a roadmap to boost local turbine production and has overseen exports of 3.5–4 GW of turbines and modules this year
• Karnataka is preparing 17 GW of new wind projects under its Renewable Energy Cluster Programme as part of India’s 100 GW wind target by 2030