India has announced a medium- to long-term offshore wind target of 2030 GW by 30

India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) announced medium- and long-term offshore wind targets of 5 GW by 2022 and 30 GW by 2030, boosting industry confidence
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India has announced a medium- to long-term offshore wind target of 30 GW by 2030

MNRE recently issued a letter of intent
for India's first 1 GW offshore wind project.
The project generated a strong response from the global and Indian industry
.

While this may seem trivial compared to India's onshore wind target of 60 GW by 2022, which has already achieved 34 GW, and its solar target of 100 GW, achieving the target remains challenging
given the difficulties involved in installing large wind turbines on the high seas.

It is worth noting that offshore wind turbines are much larger in size and capacity than onshore wind turbines
.
Offshore wind will add new elements
to India's existing renewable energy package.

MNRE issued the National Offshore Wind Policy in October 2015 to realize the potential
of offshore wind.
Preliminary research suggests that the potential for offshore wind power on the southern tip and west coast of the Indian peninsula is huge
.

The two areas where the initial research was conducted were the coasts
of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
To make accurate wind measurements, a LiDAR has been installed off the coast of Gujarat, which has been providing data
on the quality of offshore wind power since November 2017.

Encouraged by the quality of offshore wind, a private company has also installed LiDAR in Kutch Bay in Gujarat for offshore wind resource surveys
.
Plans are under way to install more of this equipment
in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.
Globally, countries such as the UK, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and China have installed around 17 to 18 GW of offshore wind capacity
.
In recent years, offshore wind prices have declined
in some markets.

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