51-MW Wind Energy Brought Online by JSW Energy in Tamil Nadu

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India’s one of the leading renewable energy company JSW Energy has announced that it has commissioned a 51 megawatt (MW) wind power project at Tuticorin in the state of Tamil Nadu. It said in its regulatory filing that the wind project has been commissioned by one of its subsidiaries called JSW Renew Energy Two Limited.

JSW Energy held that the 51 MW of wind power project has been brought online under phase wise commissioning of 450 MW ISTS-connected wind power project. This was awarded under SECI (Tranche X) in Tamil Nadu. The cumulative wind capacity commissioned under this tranche of SECI by JSW Energy stands 78 MW now.

In December 2022, JSW Energy commissioned 27 MW of wind energy generation capacity as part of the first phase of the firm’s 450 MW wind project in Tamil Nadu.

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With the commissioning of this wind project the total current installed capacity of the company has now reached more than 6.6 GW of capacity. The firm also holds that the under-construction capacity currently is at 2,855 MW. This under development capacity of JSW Energy is expected to be commissioned in phases in the coming 12-18 months.

In March, JSW Neo Energy, a completely owned subsidiary of JSW Energy, had acquired a renewable energy generation portfolio of 1,753 MW from Mytrah Energy. The company also executed binding Forward Sale Agreements for the two additional SPVs that have 304 MW of renewable energy assets.

JSW Energy has set a target of reaching 20 GW of renewable capacity by the end of this decade. It has also set a near-term target of 10 GW by 2025. The renewable energy firm is also working on several energy storage projects. It is presently developing 3.4 GWh of energy storage capacity through BESS and hydro-pumped storages.

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