Jammu, March 27 -- The first proposed wind energy project in Jammu and Kashmir is unlikely to materialise, with the plan having been shelved due to logistical challenges, according to official documents tabled in Parliament.
Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy and Power, Shripad Yesso Naik, informed Parliament that a wind resource assessment conducted by the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has indicated a modest potential of 3 MW at a hub height of 120 metres in the Union Territory.
He said that NHPC had initiated a proposal to set up a wind power project in Reasi district. However, the project failed to progress beyond the preliminary stage due to difficulties in transporting wind turbine blades to the site and ...