ONGC
hopes
to
tap
offshore
wind
power
for
use
in
its
oil
and
gas
processing
operations,
as
well
as
exporting
electricty
to
the
onshore
grid
for
sale.
The
Indian
group
plans
to
build
and
operate
a
10MW
pilot
offshore
plant
and
decide
if
a
large-scale
development
is
viable.
A
full-scale
commercial
plant
would
target
a
capacity
of
500MW
using
wind
turbines
of
5MW
or
above.
ONGC
has
already
started
to
identify
potential
zones
and
carry
out
wind
resource
assessment.
Its
western
offshore
sector
is
spread
over
800
sq
km
off
the
Mumbai…
