Question : INSTALLATION OF WIND MILLS

(a) the number of windmills installed and the amount of power generated from these windmills in Patan Tehsil of Satara District in Maharashtra;

(b) whether new potential sites for installation of windmills have been identified by the Government in Patan Tehsil of Satara District of Maharashtra;

(c) if so, the details these of alongwith the location of the proposed sites and the number of windmills to be installed at each site;

(d) whether the Government proposes to set up a wind energy park at Vankusawade in Satara District of Maharashtra; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI VILAS MUTTEMWAR)

(a) A wind power capacity of 257.50 MW, comprising of 680 wind electric generators has so far been installed in Patan Tehsil of Satara District in Maharashtra. The cumulative units of generation of electricity from wind mills in Satara District is 2492 million units.

(b) No, Sir.

(c) Does not arise.

(d)&(e): No, Sir. As per Government of Maharashtra wind power policy, wind power projects are installed by the private developers/investors.