44.40 MW Wind Energy Project by Ruchi Soya Industries Limited, India
44.40 MW Wind energy in India
Ruchi Soya Industries Limited operates 56 wind turbines with a total capacity of 44.40 MW in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Three turbines feed electricity into the grid via wheeling for the company's own plants, while the remaining electricity is sold to the respective state utilities. The electricity replaces fossil-based NEWNE grid energy. Expected reduction in emissions: on average 81,853 tCO2e per year.
Aims of the project
The project uses wind energy to generate electricity and feeds it into the NEWNE grid. Three wind turbines in Ratlam supply electricity to RSIL plants in Madhya Pradesh via wheeling. The remaining electricity is sold to the state utilities in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. This replaces climate-impacting grid electricity and mitigates climate change.
Technical details
| Technologie | Verfahren | Besonderheiten |
|---|---|---|
| Windenergie | Netzgekoppelte WTGs (Suzlon S-52, 600 kW) | 44 Turbinen; Standorte in Madhya Pradesh: Piploda (Naulakha, Padliya Umat, Bargad, Hariyakheda, Chourasi Badayla, Uperwada) sowie Ratlam (Gopalpura, Rampuriya). Drei WTGs (je 600 kW) per Wheeling zu RSIL-Werken in Guna, Daloda und Gadarwara; übrige Einspeisung an M.P. Power Trading Company Limited. |
| Windenergie | Netzgekoppelte WTGs (Suzlon S-82, 1.5 MW) | 12 Turbinen; Standorte in Rajasthan: Akal/Fatehgarh (Jaisalmer) sowie Shergarh/Belwa Ranaji & Sagat Nagar und Osiyan/Dhundhariya (Jodhpur). Stromverkauf an Jodhpur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited bzw. Ajmer Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited. |
Economic and social benefits
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Jobs
Creates temporary and permanent jobs at the wind farm sites (skilled and semi-skilled).
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Infrastructure
Improvement of supporting infrastructure such as roads in the project areas.
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Energy security
Utilizes domestic wind resources and reduces dependence on imported fossil fuels.
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Economic impetus
Investments and operations increase economic activity in the local regions.
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Knowledge & Technology
The project promotes interest in wind energy and supports future technology development.
Global climate relevance
Emission reductions
The solar park avoids large quantities of CO₂ every year — in the current monitoring period more than 1.8 million tonnes. This reduction occurs directly because solar electricity replaces fossil-based power in the Indian grid. A reliable contribution to reducing greenhouse gases in one of the world’s most CO₂-intensive electricity markets.
Fossil fuel replacement
All electricity generated is fed into the public grid. Without the project, this power would have been generated almost entirely from coal — the dominant energy source in Rajasthan. The project displaces part of the fossil baseload and reduces long-term dependence on coal.
No fuel required
The solar park operates without coal, gas, or oil — and therefore without mining, transport, or combustion. It produces no exhaust gases, no particulate matter, no cooling water demand, and no mining waste. The project shows how emission-free electricity generation works without the typical environmental impacts of fossil power plants.
Additionality
Developing a 600-MW solar park of this size would have been far less attractive without revenue from the carbon market. The sale of carbon credits made the project financially viable and accelerated its implementation. Without climate finance, the solar park would likely have been built later, at a smaller scale — or not at all.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – The relevant and the complementary contributions
In addition to reducing CO₂ emissions, the solar project in Rajasthan creates further positive effects for people and the environment. These support various United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. As with many large-scale solar projects, the strongest contributions are in clean energy (SDG 7) and climate action (SDG 13). Other goals are supported indirectly or in a complementary way.
The solar park generates renewable electricity and feeds it directly into the public grid.
Contribution: More renewable energy in a power system that is heavily dependent on coal.With more than 1.8 million tonnes of avoided CO₂e per year, the project makes a measurable contribution to emission reductions.
Contribution: Reduces greenhouse gases and supports the transition to lower-carbon electricity generation.Construction and operation create jobs and strengthen local service providers in a rural region.
Contribution: Temporary jobs during the construction phase, and some permanent positions during ongoing operations.ion.The project improves regional energy infrastructure and demonstrates how large solar parks can be integrated into the grid.
Contribution: Grid connection and technical advancement in a rapidly growing federal state.Reliable electricity from renewable sources indirectly stabilises the supply for households and businesses.
Contribution: Not a core impact, but supportive in everyday life.Less fossil energy also means less mining, no combustion, no exhaust gases, and no water consumption for cooling.
Contribution: Relevant in the context of energy production, but not a comprehensive SDG 12 effect.
Einordnung und Transparenz
Dieses Windkraftprojekt ist nach dem Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) registriert und wird regelmäßig überwacht und verifiziert. Die dargestellten Emissionsminderungen basieren auf geprüften Monitoringberichten und anerkannten Methoden zur Berechnung von Treibhausgasreduktionen.
Das Projekt steht exemplarisch für Klimaschutzmaßnahmen im Energiesektor, die messbar, nachvollziehbar und langfristig angelegt sind.