Chitradurga Wind Project
Located in the state of Karnataka, India, this Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) project generates electricity using wind power. Thirty-eight wind turbines have been constructed, with a total installed capacity of
30.4MW.
The Project and
Emission Reductions
The Chitradurga Wind Power Project generates
approximately 56,000 MWh of clean electricity per year
which is fed to the Southern regional electricity grid. This
equates to a total of 101,810 tonnes CO2e reductions over
the VCS crediting period (1 April 2008 to 17 March 2010).
Approximately 100 local people were employed during the
construction phase of the project for excavation, mixing of
raw materials and security. The construction period lasted
for about a year and, following commissioning, some of
these employees were retained for the operational phase of
the project. Approximately 50 people are employed today.
The Chitradurga Wind Power Project is in a remote location
so the provision of roads for project development has
positively impacted the community; granting people better
access to basic amenities, such as the local school and
hospitals. Additionally, the project developer has arranged
for regular free health check-ups and distributed essential
medicines as part of an effort to improve health facilities in
the region. The project developer has also planned and
planted medicinal plants on five different sites near the
project covering a total area of around two hectares.
Two of the project’s wind turbines.
The Region
Wind power projects are not common practice in the region.
In 2004 – 05, wind was 2% of the Southern electricity grid
compared to coal which made up about 67%.The Chitradurga
Wind Power Project is scattered across two districts (Chitradurga
and Gadag) in the south western state of Karnataka. The Gadag
district is one of Karnataka’s biodiversity hotspots and includes
the Magadi Bird Sanctuary which is home to such bird species
as the Bar-headed goose.
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The Technology
Wind is an abundant energy resource which can be
used to generate clean electricity through wind turbines.
Wind power is produced by transferring kinetic energy
from wind to rotors. The mechanical energy from
the turbine’s rotating blades then powers an electric
generator. The output of a wind turbine depends on
its size and the wind’s speed through the rotor blades.
These blades range from around 30 to 90 metres in
diameter and the supporting towers are roughly the
same size in height. The power generated by utilityscale turbines varies from 100 kilowatts to as much
as seven megawatts. Larger turbines are grouped
together into wind farms, providing bulk power to the
electrical grid which is sent through transmission and
distribution lines to homes and businesses.
The turbines are situated throughout the local area.
Location
18 wind turbines spread across the districts of
Chitradurga and Gadag in the State of Karnataka,
India.
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One of the project’s wind turbines.
Project area coordinates: The two project site’s coordinates are latitude: 14° 2’
45.2004”N, longitude 76° 28’ 8.2986”E and latitude 15° 8’ 44.6994”N, longitude 75°
38’ 40.9992”E
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