KRBL Limited ventured into wind farm installation in the three different places in Khori, Hatti Khurd and Aichale in Dhule District of Maharashtra for exploring the potential of renewable energy power generation & for reducing the Green House Gas (GHG) Emission through avoidance of conventional Power generation.

The project activity involves commissioning and operation of 10 x 1.25 MW, Suzlon Wind Electric Generators (WEGs) in Dhule district of Maharashtra. Annually the Green House Gas (GHG) emission reductions from this project activity, accounts for 196,44 tCO2e (tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent).The Wind mill has generation capacity of about 12.5 MW and entire electricity generated approximately 21.90 million KWh per annum is fed to the State Electricity Board which is the part of Western Grid. An equivalent amount of GHG emissions in the form of CO2 released from generation of fossil fuel based thermal power in the regional grid will be replaced by the project activity. Purpose of the project activity:

The main purpose of the project activity is to generate electrical energy through sustainable means using wind resource, and to contribute to climate change mitigation efforts. Apart from generation of renewable electricity, the project has also been conceived for the following:

To enhance the propagation of commercialisation of wind turbines in the region To contribute to the sustainable development of the region, socially, environmentally and economically

To reduce the prevalent regulatory risks for this wind park through revenues from the CDM

View of the project participants on the contribution of the project activity to sustainable development: Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India has stipulated the following indicators for sustainable development in the interim approval guidelines for CDM projects:

1. Social well being - The proposed project activity leads to alleviation of poverty by establishing direct and indirect employment benefits accruing out of ancillary units for manufacturing lattice towers for erecting the WEGs and for maintenance during operation of the project activity.
2. Economic well being - The generated electricity is fed into the Western Grid through local grid, thereby improving the grid frequency and availability of electricity to the local consumers (villagers & sub-urban habitants) which will provide new opportunities for industries and economic activities to be setup in the area thereby resulting in greater local employment, ultimately leading to overall CDM – Executive Board

development. The project activity also leads to diversification of the national energy supply, which is dominated by conventional fuel based generating units.

1. Environmental well being - The project utilizes wind energy for generating electricity which otherwise would have been generated through alternate fuels (most likely - fossil fuel) based power plants, contributing to reduction in specific emissions (emissions of pollutant/unit of energy generated) including GHG emissions. As wind power projects produce no by products in the form of solid waste (ash etc.), they address the problem of solid waste disposal encountered by most other sources of power. Thus the project causes no negative impact on the surrounding environment, and by utilizing a renewable energy resource contributing to environmental well being by reducing the use of fossil fuels.
2. Technological well being - The 1.25MW wind turbines is one of the highest capacity turbines available in India. These turbines employ the advanced technology for generation as well as for grid interaction.