CONTENTSExecutive Summary 2 1 Introduction 22 1.1 Present Scenario Of Power Supply In India 23 1.2 Power Sector Demand Supply Gap 25 1.2.1 Capacity Addition 25 1.3 Power Sector In Gujarat State 26 1.3.1 Installed Capacity In Gujarat 28 1.4 Renewable energy Status in Power Sector of India 29 1.5 Status Of Wind Energy In Gujarat State 33 1.5.1 Barriers In Wind Energy Development 34 1.6 Need For The Study 35 1.7 The Present Study Aims To Answer The Following Research Questions 36 1.8 Aim: 36 1.9 Objectives: 38 1.10 Study Framework 38 1.11 Structure Of Thesis 39 2 Review of international Policy Measures For Wind Energy Deployment 42 2.1 Feed - In - Tariff 42 2.1.1 Feed-In-Tariff Models 43 2.1.2 Quota System 44 2.1.3 Production Tax Credits Of USA 46 2.1.4 Other Schemes: 47 2.1.5 Impact Of The Promotional Schemes 47 2.2 Comparison Of Approaches 51 3 Role of Government Initiatives in India for wind Power Deployment 53 3.1 Government programmes for wind energy in India 53 3.1.1 Research And Development 55 3.2 Development Of Regulatory Framework In India 59 3.2.1 Implementation Of Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) for Wind Energy 61 3.3 Wind Power Tariff Determination 62 3.4 Preferential Tariff 64 3.4.1 Renewable Energy Certificate Mechanism 66 3.5 Transmission Development 67 3.5.1 Regulatory Intervention In Transmission Of Wind Energy 68 3.5.2 Effectiveness Of Government Support For Wind Energy Deployment 70 3.5.3 Capacity Addition Over Years 72 3.5.4 State-Wise Cumulative Wind Generation Data In (BU) 73 3.6 Conclusion 74 4 Wind Power Development In Gujarat 77 4.1 Wind Power Profile In The State 77 4.2 Potential Locations For Wind Farms 78 4.3 State Policies On Wind Energy 80 4.3.1 Wind Power Pricing In Gujarat 83 4.3.2 Trading Mechanisms 85 4.3.3 Status Of Wheeling And Selling Of Wind Energy In Gujarat State 85 4.3.4 Steps In Wind Power Project Development In Gujarat 86 4.3.5 Institutional Mechanism 87 4.3.6 Evacuation Of Generated Power 89 4.3.7 Scenario Of Older Farms 90 4.3.8 Policy Intervention For Repowering Sites 90 4.4 Summary 91 5 Case study - Shikarpur Wind Farm 93 5.1 Selection Criteria For Wind Farm 93 5.2 Location Of The Sites 93 5.3 Wind Generation At The Site 94 5.4 Project Viability Analysis 94 5.4.1 Issues In On Site Implementation 97 5.5 Summary 98 6 Conclusion 100