Q1.
Muppandal Wind Farm in Tamil Nadu, Jaisalmer Wind Park in Rajasthan and Brahmanvel Wind Farm in Maharashtra are some of the leading windmill farms in our country. Find out more other windmill farms in our country.
Answer
India is one of the largest wind-power producing countries in the world. Wind farms are built where the wind blows strong and steady — along the coasts, in the passes of the Western Ghats and in the open desert.
| Wind farm | State | Why the wind is strong there |
|---|---|---|
| Muppandal (near Kanyakumari) | Tamil Nadu | Sea winds rush through the Aralvaimozhi gap in the Western Ghats — one of Asia’s largest wind farms |
| Kayathar and Aralvaimozhi | Tamil Nadu | Same windy corridor near Tirunelveli–Thoothukudi |
| Jaisalmer Wind Park | Rajasthan | Open, flat Thar Desert with nothing to block the wind |
| Brahmanvel and Dhule–Sakri | Maharashtra | High ridges of the Satpura and Sahyadri hills |
| Vankusawade (near Koyna) | Maharashtra | Windy crest of the Western Ghats |
| Chitradurga and Gadag | Karnataka | Open plateau of north Karnataka |
| Kutch and Jamnagar coast | Gujarat | Strong sea breeze all along the Saurashtra–Kutch coast |
| Anantapur and Ramagiri | Andhra Pradesh | Dry, open Rayalaseema plateau |
Why wind energy is worth it: wind is a renewable resource. Once the windmill is built it needs no coal, no diesel and it gives out no smoke. The five states above — Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan — together produce most of India’s wind electricity.
Find out: Ask at home or search in an atlas whether your own state has a wind farm. If it does not, think why — is your area shielded by hills, or too far from the coast?