The wind installed capacity of the state is 7134 MW as on 30.09.2012. This is 40% of the country’s total wind installed capacity.
Tamil Nadu is endowed with three prominent passes having high wind potential, due to the tunneling effect during south West Monsoon.
Sl.No
|
Name of the Pass/Districts
|
Annual average Wind Speed (Km/hour)
|
| 1 | Palghat Pass, Coimbatore, Erode |
18-22
|
| 2 | Shencottah Pass, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin |
18-22
|
| 3 | Aralvoimozhi Pass, Kanyakumari |
19-25
|
| 4 | Kambam Pass , Dindigul district | 19-25 |
Kambam Pass in Dindigul District has been identified as wind potential area in the recent past.