India: Centre Plans to Launch 4 GW Offshore Wind Energy Tenders

India is targeting a major push in its wind energy programme, helped by a 53 per cent increase in this year's renewable energy budget to Rs. 265.49 billion.

The country is planning to launch offshore wind energy bids totaling 4 Gigawatt in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi said.

Speaking at a stakeholder conference in Bengaluru on the occasion of Global Wind Day 2025, the minister said wind energy is central to India’s net-zero and energy security goals. “Our national goals are ambitious and clear: 50 per cent of our power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030, and a net-zero India by 2070. Wind energy is central to achieving these goals,” Joshi said.