Overview
The 29.7 MW Karnataka Wind Power Project comprised of construction, operation and maintenance of wind power projects at two sites near one another within the district of Davangere in the Indian state of Karnataka. The project used methodology ACM0002 – version 6 - Consolidated methodology for grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources. The Karnataka State electricity grid i.e. Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) forms part of the Southern Regional Grid of India which depends mainly on fossil fuels, and this project contributed to reduced greenhouse gas emissions due to avoidance of fossil fuels. The project involved the operation of a zero-emission wind farm. The aggregate 29.7 MW project activity comprised of 18 numbers of Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs), with each WTG having a capacity of 1.65 MW with underground cabling inside the wind farm, with unit substation sheltering transformers and switchgear.