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- India’s first 4.20-MW wind turbine generator has been installed at Vadalivilai near Valliyoor in Tirunelveli district.
- It has a single unit with the largest generation capacity.
- Vadalivilai is close to the advantageous Aralvaimozhi Pass in the Kanyakumari District.
- So far, the 3,000-odd windmills installed in the Aralvaimozhi Pass have the capacity to generate power up to 2 MW.
- The Centre had set the target of producing 500 GW of power through renewable energy sources by 2030.
- It had planned to generate 35 GW of solar and wind power each.
- Gujarat and Tamil Nadu would be the major players in the mission.
- Of the 500 GW, solar energy would account for 300 GW.
- Tamil Nadu has the potential to generate 35 GW of wind power, including 30 GW in Dhanushkodi alone.
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