Top ten wind farms in the world
Jiuquan Wind Power Base
Installed Capacity — 7.96 GW
Location — Gansu Province, China
Type — Onshore
Jiuquan Wind Power Base also known as Gansu Wind Farm is the world’s biggest wind farm with a planned installed capacity of 20GW. The Gansu Wind Farm Project is located in desert areas near the city of Jinquan in two localities of Guazhou county and also near Yumen city which is developed by 20 developers which include Chinese developers Huaneng and Datang and will feature 7,000 wind turbines arranged in rows.
Jaisalmer wind park:
Installed Capacity — 1600 MW
Location — Rajasthan, India
Type — Onshore
Jaisalmer wind park is 2nd biggest in the world and India’s biggest wind farm, which was developed by Suzlon Energy, Suzlon constructed the wind farms for a range of customers, including private and public sector companies, independent power producers and power utility providers. Some of the clients include Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals, CLP India.
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