Despite significant economic growth in Asia in recent decades, millions of people in rural Asia still lack access to electricity. In response, the Asian Development Bank is working to foster universal access to energy by developing small hybrid renewable energy systems in rural Asian areas.

The FOWIND Consortium launched a new report: “Grid Integration Study for Offshore Wind Farm Development in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu”. This DNV-GL led study is a significant step forward in preparing a roadmap for the offshore wind sector in India by the GWEC led FOWIND consortium.

Indian Wind Energy – A Brief Outlook is a joint publication by GWEC and IWTMA. The report examines the current status of wind power development in India, assesses the potential for future growth, and highlights the socio-economic, environmental and energy security benefits.

GWEC launched its Global Wind Market Report on the state of the global wind industry on 25 April 2017 at Windergy in Delhi. This flagship publication is the industry’s premiere global report and most widely used source of data. The report provides a comprehensive snapshot of the global wind industry now present in more than 90 countries.

The Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP), currently under construction, will add 310 megawatts (MW) of wind power capacity to Kenya’s national grid.

The Ministry approved Wind Data Sharing Policy proposed by National Institute of Wind Energy. The Wind Power development programme in India was initiated at the end of Sixth Five Year Plan, in 1983-84. In order to identify wind farmable sites in the country, the Government of India launched a national wind resource assessment programme in 1985.

New investment in clean energy worldwide fell 18% last year to $287.5bn, despite a record year for offshore wind financings, according to the latest authoritative figures from research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

This Wind Solar Hybrid Power Policy-2017 aims to scale up installation of wind and solar hybrid power project in order to minimize the variability apart from optimally utilizing the infrastructure including land and transmission system and thus strengthening the energy security of the country.