From January to October, India issued a tender for 15.1GW of wind power and awarded 12GW of contracts

According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), wind power projects with a capacity of more than 12 GW have been awarded nationwide to date, while a total tender
of 15.
1 GW has been issued so far.

According to Mercom India Research, more than 5 GW of wind projects have been tendered in fiscal year 2019 due to insufficient tenders, of which 3 GW have been auctioned so far in 2019
.
In 2019, the average wind tax rate was 2.
80 rupees (about $0.
039)
per kWh.
Mercom reported last year that it had auctioned about 9.
5 GW of wind energy projects
as of December 2018 since the launch of the electronic reverse auction.

The government has set a target of installing 60 GW of
wind power capacity by 2022.
According to MNRE, cumulative wind installations in India have crossed the 37 GW mark to 37,090.
03 MW
in October 2019.

According to the latest statistics, wind power accounts for nearly 10.
1%
of India's total power generation mix.
Tamil Nadu had the highest wind capacity at 9,232 MW, followed by Gujarat at 7,204 MW
.
Subsequently, Maharashtra and Karnataka had cumulative wind installations of 4,794 MW and 4,753 MW
respectively.

It is followed by Rajasthan with 4,300 MW of wind capacity, Andra Pradesh with 4,092 MW and Madhya Pradesh with 2,520 MW
.

The ministry said the government is promoting wind power projects
through private sector investment, accelerated depreciation gains and tariff relief for certain components of wind turbines.
In addition to financial and other incentives, the National Wind Energy Institute in Chennai provides technical support, including wind resource assessment and identification of potential sites
.