Wind Energy in tamilnadu

The wind installed capacity of the state is 7134 MW  as on 30.09.2012. This is 40% of the country’s total wind installed capacity.

Tamil Nadu is endowed with three prominent passes having high wind potential, due to the tunneling effect during south West Monsoon.

Sl.No	Name of the Pass/Districts	Annual average Wind Speed (Km/hour)
1	Palghat Pass, Coimbatore, Erode	18-22
2	Shencottah Pass, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin	18-22
3	Aralvoimozhi Pass, Kanyakumari	19-25
4	Kambam Pass , Dindigul district	19-25

Kambam Pass in Dindigul District has been identified as wind potential area in the recent past.