UN Division for Sustainable Development

Case Study Detail Record

Organization type:	Major Groups

Submitting organization:

Affiliation:	- Local authorities

Initiative Title:	Development of Wind Energy Industries in India

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Scope:	National: - India

Status:	Ongoing

Timeframe:	Start: End:

Lead Institution:	Indian Local Authorties

Stakeholders/Partners:	Indian government, Indian state governments and local authorities, Indian rural communities, Indian researchers and developers of wind technology, Indian exporters of wind technology

Relevent issues:	- Control measures derived from the Montreal Protocol - Policies and programmes to address air pollution from other major point sources - Adaptation - Technology innovations and transfer - Advanced energy technologies - Energy and rural development - Increasing access to energy for the poor - Renewable energy including hydro power - Cleaner industrial technology development and transfer - Industrial developments impact on poverty and social development

Objectives/Challenges:

Promote development of renewable energy
Foster new local enterprises

Policy Options:

Facilitate development of renewable energy supplies and supporting industries
Attract private investment in the development of renewable energy through subsidies and other financial incentives

Summary:

Where local governments have encouraged the production of renewable energy, their communities have realized economic benefits and secured their energy supply, further attracting new industrial development that is not reliant on nonrenewable energy sources. In Tamil Nadu, India, a State-run programme to promote the development of renewable energy resulted in the production of over 650 turbines for wind power generation at a total investment of over $2 billion. That investment, primarily from the private sector, has been fostered through a programme of State-sponsored education, research and financial incentives. The development of wind energy has given rise to new local enterprises, including those specializing in the design and construction of wind energy equipment.