PROJECT GRANTED UNDER INDO-EUROPEAN COOPERATION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY

OVERVIEW & UPDATE

SHRUTI SHUKLA

SR. POLICY ADVISOR ,GWEC

At EU-MNRE JWG meeting

New Delhi, 7 May 2015

Facilitating Offshore Wind In India (FOWIND)

Content

1. FOWIND

• Project structure

• Objectives and expected outcomes

• Activities Status

– Offshore Wind Policy and Markets Assessment

– Pre-feasibility Study for Gujarat and Tamil Nadu

– LiDAR procurement (resource assessment)

2. Beyond FOWIND

Structure

Implemented by:

Global Wind Energy Council led consortium , including • Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy [Bengaluru]• DNV GL [Bengaluru]• Gujarat Power Corporation Limited [Gandhinagar]• World Institute of Sustainable Energy [Pune]

In close cooperation with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India

Implementation period : 34 months remaining (ends March 2018)

Total cost of the Action : € 5.4 M• EU Delegation to India contribution = € 4 M

Other consortium partners’ contribution : • GPCL is contributing = € 0.5 M

Geographical Focus : States of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu

FOWIND

Goal is to promote offshore wind power to facilitate India’s transition towards a low

carbon energy future

Objectives:

1. Create an enabling environment through preliminary infrastructure and resource

assessments

2. Undertake capacity building efforts for relevant stakeholders

3. Utilize European offshore learning to reduce technical barriers and financial risks

4. Promote collaboration between Indian and the European R&D institutes

5. Undertake preliminary techno-commercial studies for potential zone(s)

6. To develop an offshore wind development roadmap for India (up to 2032)

Expected Outcomes

• Facilitate offshore wind energy development in India through preliminary assessments

• Enhanced knowledge, capacity of decision makers and key stakeholders

• Create partnerships between Europe and India in both the public and private sector

• Improved awareness among local communities (location specific)

• Develop a pathway for Offshore Wind Development up to 2032

• Support MNRE’s efforts towards realizing India’s first demonstration project

Status

Work Package 1 Review of existing studies, gaps & pre-feasibility analysis of offshore zones [✔]

Work Package 2 Development of a decision support system tool using GIS [✔]

Work Package 3 Infrastructure Assessment in GUJ & TN [✔]

Work Package 4 LiDAR Deployment & Assessment of LiDAR based data [✔]

Work Package 5 Techno-commercial analysis for identified site in GUJ & TN

Work Package 6 Knowledge Exchange & Structural Co-operation [✔]

Work Package 7 2032 OW Outlook; Training Workshops & media outreach [✔]

[✔] Work Packages initiated in Years 1 and 2 On-going activity

Year 1

Inception report : to establish baseline conditions

OW Policy and Market Assessment report

Pre-feasibility reports : Gujarat , Tamil Nadu

Field visit and study tour to Germany

Stakeholder workshops

Outline : Annual Activity

Year 3

LiDAR data acquisition (Site 1)

LiDAR installation (Site 2)

EU-India R&D Platform development

Engineer’s training workshops

Develop a GIS-based DSS for OW

Completed

Year 2

LiDAR procurement and installation (Site 1)

Infrastructure assessment (GUJ and TN)

Grid integration study Port study Supply chain study

Initiate EU-India R&D platform on offshore wind

On-goingYear 4

LiDAR installation (Site 3)

Stakeholder roundtable

Techno-commercial analysis for a 100 MW wind farm in GUJ and TN

Feasibility report for select zone(s)

Offshore Wind Outlook 2032 Pathway

(a) Offshore Wind Policy & Market Assessment Report

• Set a clear target & develop a roadmap to convey a long-term vision to the industry

• Clearly articulate and affirm the offshore wind policy objectives to maintain industry

confidence

• Ensure well managed progression from demonstration to commercial projects

• Provide strong initial public investment

• Design risk-informed support mechanisms to drive cost reduction

• Careful consideration of the costs & benefits of promoting a local supply chain

(b) PFR Zone Ranking Methodology

Mapping and Identification of Spatial Constraints

Removal of the constraints (Exclusion Zones)

Calculate score for the remaining areas based on weighted multi-criteria analysis

Identify the most promising Zones

Zone Ranking, Analysis + Description & Reporting

Potential Zones considered most suitable for OW energy development in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, ranked based on a set of defined environmental and technical parameters

Gujarat PFR : Preliminary Zones

Tamil Nadu PFR: Preliminary Zones

LiDAR Procurement and Installation :

In-principle approval from the EU Delegation for procurement. Related budget approval tbc

• Complete procurement

• Post procurement LiDAR to be transferred to NIWE [ Final MoU draft with NIWE ]

• NIOT to provide complete design and construction support for marine sub-structure

• Request MNRE for financial support towards the marine sub-structure (Gujarat)

Data Acquisition :

• 3 studies begun (Grid, Ports & Supply Chain) – Data access needed urgently

• Support : Tamil Nadu* agencies ( e.g. TANGEDCO, TEDA ) Gujarat agencies (e.g. GEDA)

Next Steps

2. Beyond FOWIND

• Mainstreaming has begun – strong Government support for RE technologies

• Target : 175 GW of RE capacity by 2022

• Wind = 60 GW including 1 GW of Offshore*

• Demonstration project proposed by MNRE along the Gujarat Coast

• FOWIND will provide fundamental information and preliminary support :

• Share EU Offshore wind sector best practices (Policy, Regulatory, Costs, Financing)

• Resource assessment (preliminary)

• Feasibility and infrastructure assessments (preliminary)

• Knowledge sharing and capacity building

• A Roadmap for Commercial Offshore Wind Development in India (2032)

• Establish the Framework conditions for a robust Offshore Wind Sector

De-risking a demonstration project

Expected steps from the feasibility to procurement stage

This project is co-funded by the European Union

C O N TA C T:

Shruti Shukla shruti.shukla@gwec.net

80, Rue d’Arlon, Brussels

Belgium 1040

Website : www.fowind.in

info@fowind.in