Development of Roadmap for Offshore wind in Tamil Nadu

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Govt of India, has identified significant potential for offshore wind (OSW) energy in the states of Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. MNRE’s strategy paper on OSW has outlined the development of 37 GW of OSW capacity off the coasts of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu by 2030. In early 2024, MNRE published India’s first tender (request for selection) in February 2024, for allocation of Tamil Nadu’s seabed areas to project developers towards establishment of OSW projects of 4 GW capacity.

In this context, the project supported the development of a guiding roadmap for Tamil Nadu state’s decision-makers and authorities to steer and support successful early-stage development of OSW energy ecosystem. The roadmap has been developed through literature review and analyses coupled with stakeholder consultations.

Objectives and Outputs

1) Report on the roadmap for OSW development, including:

• Review of Tamil Nadu’s current energy transition landscape and review recent studies on OSW.
• Assessment of OSW implementation trajectories, investment and infrastructure requirements, readiness, potential socio-economic benefits.
• Mapping of potential opportunities and consumer segments for off-take of OSW power, tariff analyses
• conduct of stakeholders’ consultations and elucidate the role of key stakeholders.
• Provide strategic recommendations and actions including policy, regulatory governance, market related interventions to accelerate OSW adoption in Tamil Nadu.

2) Conduct an Industry consultation workshop to seek inputs.