The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu offers potential offshore wind cost-of-energy and capacity factor levels roughly in line with current European projects, according to preliminary estimates from the international FOWIND consortium that is helping lay the ground for development there.
A 500MW offshore wind demonstration project off the Indian state using 6MW or 10MW turbines could see LCoE levels of between 7,362 rupees/MWh and 9,087 rupees/MWh ($113-139/MWh), according to projections in new FOWIND feasibility studies for possible development off Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.
