Jaisalmer Wind Park

Location of Jaisalmer Wind Park in Rajasthan, India
Country	India
Location	Amarsagar - Badabaug - Tejuva - Soda Mada, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, India
Coordinates	26°55′12″N 70°54′0″E / 26.92000°N 70.90000°E / 26.92000; 70.90000
Status	Operational
Commission date	2001
Wind farm
Type	Onshore
Site area	5,000 km² (1,900 sq mi)
Power generation


Units operational	Suzlon’s entire portfolio ranging from 350 kW model to S9X – 2.1 MW series
Make and model	Suzlon
Nameplate capacity	1,064 MW
External links
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The Jaisalmer Wind Park is India's second largest and globally the fourth-largest operational onshore wind farm.^[1] This project is located in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, Western India.

History

The project was initiated in August 2001 by developed by Suzlon Energy and comprises Suzlon's entire wind portfolio – ranging from the earliest 350 kW model to the latest S9X – 2.1 MW series.^[2] Its installed capacity is 1,064 MW, which makes it one of the world's largest operational onshore wind farms.^[1]

By April 2012, its combined installed capacity crossed 1000 MW i.e.,1 GW.^[3] At 1064 MW, the wind park became the largest of its kind in India,^[3] and one of the largest wind farms in the world.^[4]

In 2015, 24 wind turbine generator of 2.1 MW each were installed at Tejuva, taking the overall production to 50.4 MW.^[5]