According to a WEF report, Tamil Nadu is a global leader in the production of wind energy, outpacing Sweden and Denmark

According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Tamil Nadu is a global leader in the use of renewable energy, surpassing countries like Sweden and Denmark, who are regarded as the best at using green power.

“The installed capacity of wind turbines in Tamil Nadu is 7.9 gigawatts (GW). This puts it in front of several nations recognized as green power leaders, according to the international organization.

The goal of Sweden is to be one of the first nations to produce all of its power from renewable sources. However, it has 6.7GW of wind generating capacity, which is a tenth of Tamil Nadu’s, according to a WEF study on renewable energy.

“Denmark has a wind-power capacity of 5.5GW and is widely regarded as the origin of the current wind energy sector. In reality, according to data from the Global Wind Energy Council, only five European countries, in addition to China, the US, Canada, and Brazil, have more installed wind power than Tamil Nadu.

Seasonal wind energy for the state begins around May 15 and lasts until September 15. There are now just onshore wind turbines in Tamil Nadu, however in the future, offshore wind turbines are expected to provide electricity constantly.

In terms of total solar capacity, including large-scale solar farms, Tamil Nadu is in third place overall and first for rooftop solar energy.

According to a study by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), Tamil Nadu is among the top nations and states in the world for the percentage of its total power producing capacity that comes from renewable sources.

Presently, 16% of the power produced in Tamil Nadu comes from renewable sources, making them the state’s second-largest energy source after coal. Wind turbines are the source of more than two thirds of this renewable energy, and according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), Tamil Nadu’s wind power output might almost treble to 15 GW by 2027.

The IEEFA predicts that by 2027, the state’s solar power capacity will have increased more than six times, from its present level of 1.7 GW to 12 GW from solar farms and 1.5 GW from residential solar panels. The percentage of coal in Tamil Nadu’s electrical mix is anticipated to decline from 69% in 2017 to 42% in 10 years, coinciding with this increase in renewable energy.

India is on pace to increase its wind capacity, according to the WEF research. While Tamil Nadu may be in the forefront of India’s use of renewable energy right now, other regions are ready to catch up with and maybe surpass the southern state.

According to the research, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh currently generate more solar energy than Tamil Nadu.

The World Resources Institute notes that Andhra Pradesh (2.2GW), Gujarat (1.3GW), Karnataka (882MW), Madhya Pradesh (357MW), and Rajasthan (888MW) installed more wind generating capacity than Tamil Nadu did last year.

According to the research, wind energy has approximately three times as much producing capacity as solar energy and is by far India’s largest source of renewable power.