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India remains largely on track to achieve its 100 GW wind energy target by 2030, provided the country accelerates power grid expansion and maintains a steady pipeline of project auctions, Suzlon Group co-founder Girish Tanti said on Wednesday. The statement assumes significance in view of India's ambitious target of 500 GW of renewable energy (including 100 GW of wind) by 2030. Talking to PTI at WindEnergy 2026 in Hamburg, Tanti said the biggest dampener for renewable energy development in the country is grid readiness. He is of the view that the electricity transmission grid build-up (development) time is about five years, which is commensurate with traditional (thermal or hydro projects). It takes roughly five to six years to set up thermal or hydro power projects.Thus, in India, grid development takes place accordingly. The grid development or build-up time needs to be reduced to 12 to 18 months to match renewable energy capacity addition in the country. A solar or wind projec
India is on track to achieve 7.5-8 GW wind energy capacity addition in the current fiscal year, a senior official said on Tuesday. Addressing the EU-India Wind Energy Business Summit 2026 at WindEnergy Hamburg, Rajesh Kulhari, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, said that India has added over 6 GW of wind energy capacity in 2025-26. He exuded confidence that India is on track to achieve 7.5 to 8 GW of wind energy capacity in 2026-27. India aims to have over 100 GW of wind energy capacity by 2030. It has installed wind generation capacity of 58.52 GW as of August 31, 2026. India has added 2.42 GW of wind energy capacity till August 31 in the current fiscal year (April to August). The wind energy capacity addition is important as India has set an ambitious target of achieving 500 GW of renewable energy. Kulhari also assured full cooperation to the EU in the renewable energy sector.
Suzlon Group on Monday announced the appointment of Ashok Ramchandran as President, India Business and Senior Managerial Personnel, effective from June 4. Ashok brings over two decades of global leadership experience in energy, industrial products, and vertical mobility sectors, spanning India, Southeast Asia, and Australia, a company statement said. His appointment comes at a very crucial time as Suzlon accelerates its transition towards becoming a wind-first full-stack renewable energy company. He will be reporting to Ajay Kapur, Chief Executive Officer, Suzlon Group. Ashok is widely recognised for driving execution-led transformation at scale across complex, high-growth industries. As Chief Operating Officer and board member at JSW, he played a key role in shaping the company's long-term growth strategy, helping accelerate its capacity journey from nearly 5 GW to 30 GW in close to 3 years. Prior to this, Ashok has spent the majority of his career with Schindler Group. As the C