Wind energy companies Gamesa, RSR Power, Naveen Green Energy and Ramagiri Rayala Wind power are among companies allotted land for setting up of wind farms in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, considered to be an ideal location for wind power farms.
In separate Government orders issued today, these companies have been allotted land of varying sizes depending upon the size of the project on lease by NREDCAP, the nodal agency taking care of renewable energy development in the State.
The State Cabinet recently cleared two separate policy frameworks to promote renewable energy sources of wind and solar. Now the fine tuned modalities have been issued through separate orders, which will facilitate the setting up of these wind and solar energy projects in the State.
As per the interest shown by the developers, while Gamesa has hinted at 15.5 MW of power, RSR Power (15.5 MW, Naveen Green Energy (19.5 MW) and Ramagiri Rayala Wind (10 MW). There are many others who have lined up to take up projects including some of the firms such as Greenko and Mytrah.
Given the wind power potential, the State has plans to attract companies, enabling them to expand the installed capacity of wind farms from the current 900 MW to 4,000 MW within five years.
In the case of solar power generation, AP has targeted major capacity addition of about 5,000 MW over the next five years and has already signed up for big projects with NTPC and SECI, among others. It had invited expression of interest and accorded permission to set up solar PV units and in some cases has also allotted land.