Ministry of New and Renewable Energy - OECD Clean Energy Finance and Investment Mobilisation programme

1. MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Offshore Wind Energy
Development in India

2. Introduction
 In recently concluded COP26, Hon’ble PM presented five nectar
elements (Panchamrit) towards climate action wherein achieving
500 GW of non-fossil based capacity is the key element.
 Out of 500 GW, 140 GW is proposed to come from wind Energy
installations.
 India is 4th in terms of onshore wind installation capacity with
cumulative installation capacity of 40 GW as on January, 2022.
 Tariff discovered through reverse bidding seen a down ward
trend initially and now stable at about Rs. 2.80/ unit
 To meet the RE commitments, India is very keen to explore new
sector of offshore wind with an intention of 30 GW capacity by
2030.

3. Offshore Prospects of India
 India’s coastline of 7600 KM and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of
over 2.3 million sq. km provides huge potential for offshore wind power
development.
 With advantage of delivering higher and steadier power than onshore,
Offshore wind has the potential to be the game changer in renewable
energy.
 Constraints in availability of land for onshore RE projects. More
relevant to India ( having 17% of world population in 2.2% of land
area) as no land is required.
 Upward trend in discovered tariffs of onshore wind
 The downward trend of offshore wind tariff in Europe seen in the
recent past indicates that, Offshore wind can be cost competitive as
onshore wind.

4. Offshore wind energy potential Map by NIWE

5. Offshore Identified Zones
Preliminary Assessment suggests approximately 70 GW of exploitable
potential exists off the coast of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu (08 zones each)
only.
Gujarat Offshore Wind Zones Tamil Nadu Offshore Wind Zones

6. Zone Name Area (Sq.km) Indicative
Installable Cap. GW
ZONE A 1742 7.84
ZONE B 2026 9.12
ZONE D 927 4.18
ZONE E 1978 8.9
ZONE F 1486 6.69
TOTAL 8159 37.2 GW
Assuming 4.5MW /Sq. km of seabed area, 35-
40 GW of Installable potential is estimated in
Gujarat
• 05 offshore zones (Zone A-B-D-E-F) identified off
Gujarat Coast.
• NIWE carried out studies/surveys for 370 sq. km sea
bed area in zone B:
(i) Wind Resource assessment (through
LIDAR) (Average wind speed – 7.5 m/s)
(ii) Geophysical and Geotechnical
investigation
(iii) Rapid Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
(iv) Oceanographic (Wave, Tide &
current) study
(v) Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) under
progress.
• This site will be considered for 1st phase of offshore
wind development.
Offshore Identified Zones (Gujarat)

7. Zone
Name
Area (Sq.km) Indicative
Installable Cap.
GW
ZONE A 470 2.11
ZONE B 1448 6.52
ZONE C 832 3.74
ZONE D 832 3.74
ZONE E 625 2.81
ZONE F 1514 6.81
ZONE G 464 2.08
TOTAL 6185 27.83
Assuming 4.5MW
/Sq. km of seabed
area, 25-30 GW of
Installable potential
is estimated in
Tamil Nadu
07 offshore zones (Zone A-G) identified off Tamil Nadu Coast.
Preliminary Assessment shows high annual average wind speeds in the range of 9 - 10.5 m/s.
Detailed offshore measurement study/survey not conducted.
MNRE intends to invite offshore wind developers for carrying out study/survey in these zones.
These zones may come up in 2nd phase of offshore development.
Offshore Identified Zones (Tamil Nadu)

8. Year Year wise Offshore Wind Bids
2022 1 GW
2023 2 GW
2024 3 GW
2026 4 GW
2027 5 GW
2028 5 GW
2029 5 GW
2030 5 GW
Total 30 GW
• In 1st phase, offshore bidding for 1 GW
capacity off Gujarat coast to be floated by
SECI in year 2022.
• In 2nd phase, bidding for 2 GW capacity will be
floated in year 2023 for projects along Indian
coastline by SECI.
• The VGF based Competitive bidding will be
followed only for 1st and 2nd phase projects.
• For 3rd phase of projects, the support in the
form of evacuation infrastructure and fiscal
incentives such as waiver of transmission
charges and Renewable Energy Certificates
(REC) multipliers will be explored.
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Indicative Trajectory for 30 GW by 2030

9. Scope of Project Development
 Evacuation of power from the offshore pooling
delivery point to the onshore
meeting/interconnection point by CTU/PGCIL. The
cost of evacuation is proposed to be socialised.
 ‘Lease Agreement’ for 30 years between MNRE or
its designated agency and successful bidders.
Annual floor lease fee @ Rs 1.0 lakhs/Sq.km/year
for entire allocated block shall be paid from the date
of allotment to till decommissioning of the project.
 Detailed Project Submission within 6 months of
Capacity Awarded.
 Four Years time period for project Development
after “Concessionaire agreement”.
Fig: Evacuation Infrastructure Network
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Institutional Mechanism
Sl. No Activity Institution
1 Application submission for Letter of
Consent (study/survey)
NIWE
2 Power off-take SECI/State DISCOM/Central Utility /Bilateral
Agreement
3 Grid connectivity State Transmission Utility (STU) / Central
Transmission Utility (CTU)
4 Lease agreement MNRE or its designated agency
5 Single window clearances for NoC’s NIWE will facilitate all the stage-I & stage-II
clearances.
6 Grid connection permission CTU/STU
7 Project implementation agreement Bidder and SECI or other implementing agencies
8 Project monitoring NIWE

11. Policies and Guidelines
 Govt. of India notified National Offshore Wind Energy
Policy in October, 2015 with an objective to develop
offshore wind in the country.
 National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) also issued
Guidelines for offshore wind power assessment studies and
surveys in September, 2018 to facilitate stakeholders for
carrying out the study/survey activity for offshore wind
development.
 Ministry is formulating the offshore sea bed lease rules to
regulate allocation of sea bed for offshore wind
development.

12. Studies & Surveys already Conducted
 Offshore wind resource assessment through LIDAR in 370
Sq. km area (equivalent to 1 GW) off Gujarat coast.
 Geotechnical (5 points) & oceanography studies off
Gujarat coast completed
 Geotechnical (3 points) off Tamil Nadu coast completed
 Rapid Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) for 1.0 GW
project completed
 NIWE is in the process of deploying three floating LiDARs
off the coasts of Tamil Nadu for wind measurements.
 Oceanography studies off Tamil Nadu is also planned.

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Sl. No Name Institution Remarks
1 Feasibility Report For Offshore Wind Power
Development In Gujarat.
FOWIND EU Supported project
2 Feasibility Report For Offshore Wind Power
Development InTamil Nadu.
FOWIND EU Supported project
3 Report On Supply Chain, Ports And Logistics. FOWIND EU Supported project
4 Grid Integration Study For Offshore Wind Firm
DevelopmentIn Gujarat And Tamil Nadu.
FOWIND EU Supported project
5 Metocean Study., Metocean Weather Windows for
installation., and Metocean Data Requirements.
FOWPI EU Supported project
6 Procedures for Offshore Wind. FOWPI EU Supported project
7 FOWPI Wind Turbine Layout and AEP. FOWPI EU Supported project
8 New Technology Catalogue with offshore wind data DEA Denmark Collaboration
Reports already published through TA
Programmes

14. Challenges
 Higher cost and installation complexities of offshore wind
development.
 Special infrastructure for transportation and installation
logistics.
 Port and supply chain infrastructure
 Capacity building.
 Reduction of LCOE to an acceptable range of Buyers

15. Thank You