By Saurav Anand
With India’s installed wind power capacity at around 55 GW, the Union government has constituted a Taskforce on Wind Power Projects to address regulatory, land, grid connectivity and execution-related issues, as it looks to scale capacity to 108 GW by 2030.
According to an office memorandum issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), the taskforce will examine challenges affecting the timely implementation of wind power projects, including land acquisition, right-of-way, transmission availability, tariff structures and construction timelines.
The taskforce will be chaired by the Joint Secretary (Wind), MNRE, and includes representatives from Grid India, Central Transmission Utility (CTU), Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Ministry of Power, National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), State Nodal Agencies (SNAs), State Transmission Utilities (STUs), and industry bodies, including the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA).
Resolving Structural Bottlenecks
An official familiar with the development said that the move was aimed at addressing structural bottlenecks that have constrained wind additions in recent years. “Wind has strong resource potential and cost competitiveness, but execution has been affected by land availability, evacuation planning and coordination between multiple agencies. The taskforce is meant to bring all stakeholders to one table and resolve these issues in a time-bound manner,” the official said, requesting anonymity.
The terms of reference of the taskforce include examining regulatory and policy issues, reviewing grid connectivity procedures, assessing transmission construction timelines, and identifying gaps between project readiness and transmission availability. It will also study challenges related to repowering of old wind projects and offshore wind development.
The taskforce will evaluate feasibility for dedicated connectivity near high-capacity-factor wind sites for standalone and hybrid projects. It will also assess delays involving CTU, STUs, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd and developers, and suggest corrective measures to improve synchronisation between generation and transmission infrastructure.
In addition, the panel will look at grievance redressal mechanisms at the central, state and district levels and examine benefit-sharing models to improve community acceptance of wind projects.
Reacting to the development, Aditya Pyasi, Chief Executive Officer, Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association, said the constitution of the taskforce reflected alignment between government and industry priorities discussed earlier.
Collaborative Stakeholder Platform
“Grateful to the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy for constituting the Taskforce on Wind Power Projects, bringing together the States (SNAs & STUs), Grid India, MoP, CEA, CTU, NIWE and industry on one platform,” Pyasi said.
Referring to a roundtable held in Delhi in August 2025, he said, “At the Delhi Roundtable held in August 2025, in the e-presence of Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi and Secretary MNRE Santosh Kumar Sarangi, the government and industry leaders converged on a clear ask: enable 10+ GW per year of new wind to move from around 50 GW today towards 108 GW by 2030 to provide reliable and clean power at lowest cost.”
“Seeing those deliberations now crystallise into a formal taskforce is a strong signal for execution of India’s renewable energy ambitions,” Pyasi added.
The office memorandum notes that the taskforce may also seek inputs from think tanks and technical institutions working on transmission, regulatory and policy issues related to wind energy, and place its recommendations before the competent authority.
The move comes amid a broader push to ensure that renewable energy capacity additions are matched by grid readiness and coordinated planning between central and state agencies, as India seeks to meet rising power demand while expanding clean energy generation.