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Wind Energy Future in Asia
A Compendium of Wind Energy Resource Maps,

Project Data and Analysis for 17 Countries in Asia and the Pacific
Mongolia
Pakistan
Philippines
Afghanistan Sri Lanka
Bangladesh South Korea
China Thailand
Fiji Timor-Leste
Japan Vietnam
India
Indonesia
Kazakhstan
Maldives
Full Report, August 2012
Wind power has experienced 26% annual growth in cumulative installations worldwide in the past 5 years
and is expected to grow at 16% per annum in the next 5 years, despite increasingly turbulent economic
conditions in the short term. Since 2010, Asia has been at the forefront of this growth, as wind energy
installations in the region have outstripped both North America and Europe. While China and India have
been the main drivers of growth, the projected investments in wind projects in the rest of Asia are expected
to exceed US$50 billion between 2012 and 2020. Realizing the full potential of wind energy in the region,
however, will require long-term, consistent policies and upgraded transmission and grid infrastructure.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................... 3
Preface ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 5
Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 6
Wind Future by Country ............................................................................................................. 9
1. Afghanistan........................................................................................................................10
2. Bangladesh........................................................................................................................12
3. China, People‘s Republic of ...............................................................................................15
4. Fiji Islands..........................................................................................................................19
5. India...................................................................................................................................22
6. Indonesia ...........................................................................................................................27
7. Japan.................................................................................................................................30
8. Kazakhstan ........................................................................................................................35
9. Korea .................................................................................................................................38
10. Maldives ............................................................................................................................42
11. Mongolia ............................................................................................................................45
12. Pakistan .............................................................................................................................48
13. Philippines .........................................................................................................................53
14. Sri Lanka ...........................................................................................................................58
15. Thailand .............................................................................................................................62
16. Timor-Leste .......................................................................................................................67
17. Vietnam .............................................................................................................................70
Summary ..................................................................................................................................74
Appendix I: Case Studies .........................................................................................................76
Appendix II: CDM for Wind Projects ..........................................................................................80
Appendix III: Wind project development checklists ....................................................................87
Appendix IV: Selected References ..........................................................................................103
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Acknowledgements
The Wind Energy Future in Asia Report 2012 was prepared by the Asian Development Bank
(ADB). A team led by Jitendra (Jitu) Shah, Advisor, Regional and Sustainable Development
Department with team members Mary Grace Alindogan, Pramod Jain, and Carlo Borlaza,
consultants to ADB, along with Takehiro Kawahara and Emma Dudley, summer interns at ADB,
contributed to and coordinated the production of the publication.
Authors acknowledge the contribution of wind enthusiasts around the world who have
participated in the Asian Development Bank‘s Quantum Leap in Wind workshops which have
been held annually since June 2010.
Global Wind Energy Council, through Steve Sawyer and Shruti Shukla, contributed significantly
to the report by providing country specific data and editing support.
The South Asia Regional Initiative on Energy (SARI/E) of US Agency of International
Development (USAID), especially Srinivasan Padmanabhan of USAID and Amit Dalal of Tetra
Tech, contributed to this report by providing wind energy roadmaps and other materials
developed as part of educational and capacity building initiatives in the South Asian region.
Authors also acknowledge 3-Tier and NREL for contributing color wind maps for the report. All
population data is sourced from the Asian Development Bank Key Indicators 2011. Information
on the major sources of electricity is obtained from the International Energy Agency.
The following individuals and organizations are recognized for their contributions to country
specific data and information:
Prof. Mohamed Shafi Sharifi, Kabul University; Mohsin Amin, DABS; and
Afghanistan
Asad Aleem, ADB
Selim Uddin, MPEMR and Mr. Fazlur Rahman, Pan Asia Power Services,
Bangladesh
Ltd.
China, People‘s Liming Qiao, GWEC and Hu Runqing, Energy Research Institute, National
Republic of Development and Reform Commission
Fiji Hasmukh Patel, Fiji Electricity Authority
Mr. Lakshmanan, Windward Tech; Rajendra Kharul and GM Pillai, World
India
Institute of Sustainable Energy
Kazakhstan Aida Makazanova, Ministry of Environmental Protection
Maldives Akram Waheed, Ministry of Housing and Environment
Sukhabaatar Tsegmid, Bayanjargal Byambasaikhan and D. Gankhuyag,
Mongolia
NEWCOM LLC; J. Osgonbaatar, Renewable Energy Center
Jens Olsen, Nordex China; Saif Ullah and Khaqan Hassan Najeeb,
Pakistan
Government of Pakistan
Jose Layug, Jr., Department of Energy and Poch Ambrosio, Northwind
Philippines
Power Development Corporation
Manjula Perera, Wind Force and Thusitha Sugathapala, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sustainable Energy Authority
Lino M. N. C. Correia, Technical Adviser, Secretary of State for Energy
Timor-Leste
Policy Timor-Leste
Phil Napier-Moore, Mott MacDonald; Ruangdet Panduang and Sutubutr
Thailand
Twarath, Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency
This report would not have been possible without the support of various departments and
groups within the Asian Development Bank.
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Preface
The Asian Development Bank‘s long-term strategy pursues an agenda of inclusive economic
growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional integration. In line with these goals,
the ADB‘s Quantum Leap in Wind (QLW) initiative assists Developing Member Countries (DMC)
with technical, policy and financing aspects of wind power development. QLW comprises USD 2
million in technical assistance financed by the Asian Clean Energy Fund established by the
Government of Japan, under the Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility.
The Wind Energy Future in Asia Report 2012 is part of this technical assistance and presents a
compendium of wind energy data and information for 17 countries in Asia and the Pacific. Lack
of readily available information about wind resources, policies, incentives, targets, projects in
pipeline and installed capacity is a serious impediment to investment in wind projects. This
report is an effort to fill this information void and as such is intended to promote investment in
wind energy projects in the select countries.
The report may be used for comparing wind resources, policies and incentives across the 17
countries. Although the data and information is a snapshot as of mid 2012, it should provide a
basis for future validation and additional data collection.
This report summarizes the results of the consultations, conference presentations, country
status and project presentations, and broad discussion among stakeholders at three QLW
workshops conducted by ADB and other workshops conducted by SARI/Energy program of
USAID. The accuracy of data and information in the report depends largely on the source.
Multiple published sources were consulted, but no independent effort was made to verify the
data and information. Readers are therefore advised to verify the data before making
investment decisions.
The report contains the following chapters:
 Executive summary contains a comprehensive review of the report.

 Introduction provides information about the wind energy market in the Asia Pacific region
and its potential for growth.
 Wind Future by Country section contains 17 chapters, one for each country. Each
country chapter contains data and information about: a) the energy sector in general, b)
wind energy development — potential, installed capacity and pipeline, c) wind energy
policies and tariffs, and d) wind sector key challenges and opportunities.
 Summary section concludes the report with status, challenges and opportunities across
the Asia Pacific region.
 Four Appendices: Appendix I contains two cases studies of utility scale wind projects in
India and Sri Lanka. Appendix II contains information about Carbon Development
Mechanism (CDM) for wind projects. Appendix III contains wind project development
checklists of key barriers and solutions. Appendix IV contains bibliography of wind
energy related references.
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Executive Summary
Asia is the world‘s largest regional market for wind power and while China and India have been
the main drivers of growth, many other countries in the region are now increasingly looking to
renewable power to satisfy growing energy demand in a clean and affordable way.
The current state of wind development in the region can be summarized as follows:
 China is the largest market for wind power in the world, adding 17.6 GW of new capacity
in 2011 alone. Cumulative wind power capacity has more than doubled in the past 2
years, from 26GW at the end of 2009 to 62GW at the end of 2011. China has installed
258 MW of wind power offshore.
 The wind power market in India grew by 3GW in 2011 to reach a cumulative capacity of
16GW. Since 2010, India has been the 3rd largest market in terms of new installed
capacity, trailing China and USA.
 Both China and India have strong manufacturing capacity and are increasingly looking to
compete overseas.
 In Japan, there has been renewed interest in wind power partly due to Fukushima
Nuclear accident in March 2011, the passing of the Renewable Energy Law in 2011, and
revised Feed-in-Tariff announced in April 2012.
 South Korea has strong local manufacturing capacity and the new ―Green Growth‖
strategy should see significant investments in development of 2.5GW of offshore wind
power by 2019.
 Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam have established
pilot wind projects and renewable energy policies. As of mid-2012, a few commercial
wind farms are operational. In Sri Lanka, 30MW is in operation, 30MW is awaiting
interconnection, and 30MW is under construction. In Thailand and Vietnam, more than
100MW and 30MW are under construction, respectively. In Philippines, 33MW is
currently in operation.
 Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Pakistan have attractive wind resource

potential. As of mid-2012, there are no wind farms. In Mongolia and Pakistan, 50MW
wind projects are under construction.
 Many small island countries such as Fiji and Maldives have attractive wind resource with
good opportunities for small-scale wind and hybrid plants. The Governments of the
Maldives and Fiji are actively promoting wind power.
Each country profile in this report presents the opportunities and challenges specific to each
country context, however it is clear that in all countries, effective government leadership is
imperative to accelerating wind development, particularly in areas of setting appropriate levels
of Feed-in Tariff (FIT), accurate wind resource assessment, and coordinated development of
grid, transmission and supporting infrastructure in wind-rich regions.
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Introduction
Asian Wind Energy Market
For the third consecutive year, Asia is the world‘s largest regional market for wind power. In
2011, the annual installed wind power capacity in Asia exceeded the combined total for both
North America and Europe. As a result of this dynamic growth, Asia will surpass Europe as the
world leader in cumulative installed capacity sometime in 2013.
Chart 1: The Global Trend of Installed Wind Power Capacity by Region
Source: Global Wind Energy Outlook, various issues, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
China and India have been main drivers of growth in wind installations, both in Asia and globally
While the growth of wind power in other Asian countries has been subdued, many are now
increasingly looking to renewable power to provide clean and affordable energy.
Chart 2: The Regional Trend of Installed Wind Power Capacity
Source: Global Wind Energy Outlook, various issues, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
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Wind Energy Potential
Wind energy is abundant in most Asian countries yet installed wind capacity is currently only a
fraction of realizable potential. In the Asia Pacific region, only 2% of the estimated 5,300 GW
potential has been harnessed. With appropriate incentives, installed wind capacity in Asia could
increase 8 times in the next 10 to 20 years.
Chart 3: Wind Potential and Capacity in Highest Resource Countries
Chart 4: Wind Potential and Capacity in Moderate Resource Countries
A Cheaper, Cleaner Alternative
Wind power not only addresses the challenges of energy security, climate change and access
to energy for all, it is also becoming increasingly cost competitive. In markets such as the EU
which accounts for carbon emission costs, projected costs indicate that wind is a cheaper
alternative to coal and gas (see Chart 5 below). Evidence shows that even when not including
externalities, the levelized cost of wind energy is approaching the cost of new build coal-fired
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energy production. In Brazil, Mexico and New Zealand, wind energy does not enjoy subsidies,
yet successfully competes with other forms of energy generation.
Chart 5: Projected Electricity generating costs in the European Union, 2015 and 2030
Wind: Cost Effective Energy Generation
Source: EWEA, The Economics of Wind Energy, March 2009
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Wind Future by Country
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Afghanistan
1. Afghanistan
Figure 1: Afghanistan Wind Resource Map at 80 m.
Opportunities:
 Afghanistan is rich in renewable energy resources and has a strong culture of
commerce and trade.
 Hybrid Small Wind Turbines with diesel, PV and batteries are promising options to
supply electricity for rural electrification or for small grids.
 Only 25% of the population has access to electricity. Poorest provinces connected to
diesel generators pay as much as USD 0.50/kWh
 Up to 8 m/sec wind speeds are reported. The lowlands in southern and western
Afghanistan have around 120 windy days in a year
Challenges:
 Security is still the primary issue for donors and the government of Afghanistan
 Even in Kabul, the electrical system is islanded due to non-synchronized power
systems. The other population centers are dispersed and remote and the supporting
infrastructure are not in place.
 Energy policies and regulations for wind are still not in place
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Afghanistan
Table 1.1 Demographic and Basic Energy Data

Population 26.59 million
Area 652,252 sq km
Total electrical energy installed capacity 490 MW (2008)1
Electrification rate 25%
Major Sources of Electricity Oil, Hydro
Table 1.2 Wind Energy Data

Total realizable wind energy potential Over 158,000 MW
Areas with ongoing wind resource -
assessment
Areas with good wind resource Herat, Farah, Balkh and Parwan
Total installed wind energy 400 kW
Total wind energy projects in pipeline -
Renewable energy target -
Wind energy target -
Table 1.3 Fiscal and Regulatory Incentives

Wind Feed-in-Tariff None
Table 1.4 List of Wind Projects (Installed and Pipelined)

Name/Location Capacity Year Project Funding Source
(kW) Operational Cost (USD
Million)
Panjshir Valley Wind Project 75
Table 1.5 Relevant Policies

Relevant Policy Supporting Wind Power Year
Electricity Act of Afghanistan is still being processed -
Table 1.6 Useful Contacts:

Government Electrical and Electronics Contact Person: Prof. Mohammad Shafi
Department, Faculty of Sharifi
Engineering, Kabul Email: [email protected]
University
Da Afghanistan Breshna Contact Person: Mohsin Amin, Head of
Sherkat (Afghanistan Engineering
Electricity Authority) (DABS)
References
1. ―Afghanistan – Status and Development of the Power Sector‖, presentation by Prof. Mohammad
Shafi Sharifi to QLW3 Workshop at Asian Development Bank, Manila, June 4-5, 2012.
2. ―Afghanistan Wind Energy Roadmap Panel Discussion‖, presentation by Asad Aleem, Energy
Specialist, ADB at QLW3 Workshop at Asian Development Bank, Manila, June 4-5, 2012
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US Energy Information Association
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Bangladesh
2. Bangladesh
Figure 2: Bangladesh Wind Resource Map at 80m
Opportunities:
 Small Wind Turbines (SWT) are widely considered the most appropriate option for
Bangladesh given its land use constraints. They can be transported and installed with
minimum land and infrastructure requirement. The cost of SWT generated electricity is
approximatelyTaka10 – 15/kWh (USD 0.14 – 0.20/kWh)2, which is significantly less than
the cost of solar photovoltaic electricity, which is estimated to be around Taka 50/kWh
(USD 0.68/kWh).
 Large Utility-Scale Turbines may be viable in coastal and higher altitude areas.
Challenges:
 Detailed wind resource maps to support the establishment of bankable wind farms are
not available for key areas.
 Bangladesh‘s wind regime is characterized by low average wind speed and high
number of extreme weather events (cyclones). Current wind resource maps indicate
highest wind areas have resources in the range of 6 to 6.5m/s at 80m, which would
require large rotor turbines for achieving reasonable plant load factor; however, to
minimize damage during extreme weather events smaller rotor turbines are required.
2
USD 1 = Taka 74
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Bangladesh
 Weak regulatory incentives have failed to encourage private sector investments in

renewable energy. Till date, majority of the wind energy programs and projects have
been sponsored by the government and/or foreign donors.
 Need to build knowledge and capacity of policymakers in wind/renewable energy
promotion. Lack of experience hinders the creation of policies to support wind power
development in the country.

Area 147,570 sq km
Total electrical energy installed capacity 6,208 MW3
Electrification rate 47.0%
Major Sources of Electricity Natural Gas, Oil, Hydro, Coal

Total realizable wind energy potential Over 20,000 MW4
Areas with ongoing wind resource Barisal, Bogra, Chittagong, Comilla, Cox‘s Bazar,
assessment Dhaka, Dinajpur, Hatiya, Jessore, Khulna,
Khepupara, Kutubdia, Mongla, Patenga,
Rangamati, Sandip, Sathkira, Sylhet, Teknaf and
Thakurgaon.
Areas with good wind resource Coastal areas and offshore islands
Total installed wind energy 1.9 MW (as of 2011)
Total wind energy projects in pipeline 100 MW
Renewable energy target 5% by 2015
10% by 2020
Wind energy target 200 MW by 2013
1,200 MW by 2020

Wind Feed-in-Tariff Tariff for conventional fuel + 10%
Taka14.0/kWh for Diesel (USD 0.19/kWh);
Taka 15.5/kWh (USD 0.21/kWh) for wind

Name/Location Capacity Year Project Cost Funding Source
(MW) Operational (USD
Million)
1.Kutubdia Wind Power 1 2007 1.8 Bangladesh Power
Plant (KWPP) Development Board
2.Feni Grid Connected 0.9 2002 1.4
Wind Power Plant
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Bangladesh Power Development Board, as of March 2011
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Source: Wind Assessment over Bangladesh has been done independently by RISOE National Laboratory, Denmark
using KAMM (Karlsruhe Atmospheric Meso-scale model). It shows several locations with power density of above
2
200W/m over an area ~ 2,000 km.
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Bangladesh
3. Parky Saikat Grid 50-200 2013 To be IPP basis

Connected Wind Power determined
Plant (along the coast on
the Bay of Bengal)
4. Hatiya Solar-Wind-HFO 7.5 2012-2013 To be ADB
hybrid power plant determined

Renewable Energy Policy 2008
Table 2.6 Procedure for Wind Farm Construction

Procedure Agency Involved
1. Secure Permit Department of Environment
2. Secure License for doing business Energy Regulatory Commission
3. Secure Power Purchase Agreement, Power Selling Bangladesh Power Development
Agreement, Land Lease Agreement, and other Board
requirements to IPPs

Government Bangladesh Power Contact Person: Mr. Siddique Zobair,
Development Board Deputy Secretary, Power Division
Website: http://www.bpdb.gov.bd/bpdb/
LGED-Renewable Energy Website: http://www.lged-

Information Network rein.org/database.php?pageid=67
References
1. ―Bangladesh,‖ Presentation by Md. Fazlur Rahman to QLW2 Conference at Asian Development
Bank, Manila, June 20-21, 2011.
2. ―Country Report of Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment – Bangladesh,‖ SWERA,
February, 2007.
3. ―Policy & Regulatory Review 2010,‖ Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership
(REEEP), 2010.
4. ―Strategy for Promotions and Development of Wind energy in Bangladesh,‖ by Hossain et al. to
the National Seminar on Renewable Energy-2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 6-8, 2011.
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China
3. China, People’s Republic of
Figure 3: China Wind Resource Map at 80m
Opportunities:
 Abundant untapped wind resource in the country can feed increasing demand for
electricity.
 Locally manufactured and competitively priced supply of wind turbines available from a
large base of manufacturers.
 Ownership and operation of wind power generation is open to the private sector,
while power grids are owned and managed by the Government.
 Strong policy and regulatory support for wind energy
Challenges:
 Need for coordinated grid planning: New wind power projects must be coordinated
with grid planning and expansion. Grid planning has not kept pace with wind power
development. The areas with the best wind resource are sparsely populated regions
where domestic electricity demand is low. Inner Mongolia, a region with very strong
wind resource suffers from severe transmission constraints. High voltage transmission
lines are needed to connect these areas with electricity consumers in rapidly developing
eastern parts of China.
 Grid curtailment is 25% in Gansu; 17% in ten windy provinces
 Need for locally produced wind turbines to be at par with international standards.
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China
There is an oversupply of wind turbines, with local wind turbine prices approaching RMB
4,000/kW (about USD 619/kW5). Quality improvement of the domestic wind turbine
manufacturers has not kept pace with the impressive installation rates after almost a
decade of experience in producing and installing wind turbines domestically.

Population 1,339.7million
Area 9,600,000 sq km
Total electrical energy installed capacity 962,190 MW
Major Sources of Electricity Coal, Hydro, Nuclear, Oil, Gas

Total realizable wind energy potential6 2,590,000 MW
Areas with good wind resource Northern and Western China hold particularly
large potential for wind power, specifically the
provinces of Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Gansu,
Hebei, Jilin, Liaoning and Heilongjiang.
Total installed wind energy 44,700 MW (as of December 2010)
62,733 MW7 (December2011)
Total wind energy projects in pipeline 18,339 MW8 (June 2011)
1 GW off-shore wind concessions have been
confirmed: 2 projects of 200MW each and 2
projects of size 300MW each
Wind energy target Onshore Targets:
100GWby 2015
150-200 GW by 2020
300GW by 2030
Offshore Targets:
Target of 5GW by 2015 and 30GW by 2020.
1GW of concessions have been granted
Exploitable potential is estimated at 210 GW
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USD 1.00 = RMB 6.46
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The wind resource map and assessment is done by National Meteorological Administration (Wind and Solar
Resource Assessment Center). It is currently undertaking a detailed survey including meso-scale modeling and 400
wind masts for onsite measurements. For onshore wind resources, exploitable potential at 50m height with wind
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resource coverage of 146.4x10 sq km amounts to 2,380GW. For offshore region at 50m height, wind resource
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coverage is 20.6x10 sq km and exploitable potential amounts to 210GW (as of 2009).
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Source: GWEC: Global Wind Statistics 2012.http://www.gwec.net/fileadmin/images/News/Press/GWEC_-
_Global_Wind_Statistics_2011.pdf
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Presentation by Hu Runqing of Energy Research Institute , China to ADB-QLW event on 20-21 June,2011
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China

Wind Feed-in-Tariff There are four categories for tariff depending on the region‘s wind
resources ranging from 0.51 RMB/kWh to 0.61 RMB/kWh (USD 0.078-
0.094/kWh) applied for 20 years of wind farm operation.
For offshore:
 1st round of concession tender USD 0.123/kWh; USD 0.112/kWh,
USD 0.109/kWh;
 Demonstration projects USD 0.155/kWh
Others Fixed price depending on wind resource
50% off Value-Added-Tax ,
Zero income tax for three years and 50% income tax charged for next
three years.
Table 3.4 Pipelined Wind Projects by Region9

2010 2015 2020
Wind Power Base (installed, MW) (planned, MW) (planned, MW)
Heibei 4,160 8,980 14,130
Inner Mongolia East 4,211 13,211 30,811
Inner Mongolia West 3,460 17,970 38,320
Jilin 3,915 10,115 21,315
Jiangsu 1,800 5,800 10,000
Gansu Jiuquan 5,160 8,000 12,710
Xinjiang Hami 0 5,000 10,800
Total 22,706 69,076 138,086
The Chinese National Energy Administration selected locations from the provinces with the best
wind resources and set targets for each of them to be reached by 2020.According to the plan,
wind power bases will add up to 138 GW of wind power capacity by 2020, on the assumption
that a supporting grid network is established. So far, the Chinese government has confirmed
seven GW-scale Wind Power Bases, which amount to 83 projects.
1. China announced concession projects, during this round of concession 2003
project bidding – the lowest bidder were granted the project.
2. The National Renewable Energy Law became effective, major principles of 2006
renewable energy development such as guaranteeing access to the grid for
renewable energy producers.
3. Medium and Long Term Renewable Energy Planning in China was issued. 2007
The national targets for wind are 5GW by 2010 and 30GW by 2020, which
were passed long before the stipulated deadline.
4. New Feed-In Tariff for wind electricity was offered. The value of FIT 2009
depends on wind resource and is in the range of RMB 0.51 - 0.61/kWh
(USD 0.08-0.09/kWh).
5. After 2010, a new VAT policy was announced in which VAT for wind farm 2010
equipments (WTGs) is deductible. Because of this, local government
income diminished from wind projects for the first 6-7years.
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Source: Global Wind Energy Council
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China
Table 3.6 Local Wind Turbine Manufacturers

1. Sinovel
2. Goldwind
3. Dong Fang Electric
4. United Power
5. Ming Yang Electric
6. Hara XEMC Wind Power
7. Chong Qing Wind Power Equipment
8. Shanghai Electric
9. Zhejiang Windey Wind Generating Engineering
10. CRE Wind
11. Harbin Power
Table 3.7 Project Approval and Permit

Classification Agency Involved
1. For projects 50MW and below Provincial Government
2. For projects above 50MW Central Government
Table 3.8 Useful Contacts

Government National Energy Website: http://www.nea.gov.cn
Administration (NEA)
Research Energy Research Website: www.eri.org.cn
institute Institute, NDRC
Wind Chinese Renewable Website:www.creia.net
Association Energy Industry
Association (CREIA)
Email:[email protected]
Phone:+86 10 68002617
Chinese Wind Energy Website: www.cwea.org.cn
Association (CWEA)
Email: [email protected]
References
1. ―Update on China‘s Wind Development,‖ presentation by Liming Qiao to the QLW3
Workshop at Asian Development Bank, Manila, June 4-5, 2012.
2. ―China Wind Market is Booming: Growth not only on-shore but off-shore,‖ Presentation
by Li Junfeng to the Quantum Leap in Wind Workshop at Asian Development Bank,
Manila, June 2010.
3. ―Wind Development in China,‖ Presentation by Hu Runqing to the 2nd Quantum Leap in
Wind Workshop at Asian Development Bank, Manila, June 2011.
4. Wind Energy International 2009/2010
(REEEP), 2010.
6. ―China to boost offshore wind power,‖ http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2011-
06/22/content_12754622.htm, June 22, 2011.
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Fiji
4. Fiji Islands
Figure 4: Wind Resource Map of Butoni Wind Farm
Opportunities:
 Wind power provides a cleaner and cheaper alternative to expensive fossil fuel,
especially for an island nation.
 Limited land and infrastructure provide an opportunity for small-scale wind systems.
Challenge:
 Need for wind resource assessment. More accurate wind resource assessment in key
locations needs to be conducted to estimate Fiji‘s overall wind potential.
 The existing wind power facility has only achieved 7% capacity factor
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Fiji

Area 18,270 sq km
Total electrical energy installed capacity 200 MW
Electrification rate 70.5 %
Major Sources of Electricity Hydro, Oil, Wind

Total realizable wind energy potential Not estimated
Areas with ongoing wind resource One wind monitoring station installed in Rotuma
assessment since June 2007. Sixteen new monitoring stations
are planned
Total installed wind energy 10 MW10
Total wind energy projects in pipeline 0.5 MW

RE Base Rate USD0.1457/kWh
Others All renewable energy projects are exempted from
any Government duty.

Name/Location Capacity Year Operational Funding Source
(MW)
Butoni Wind Farm 10.0 2007 Fiji Electricity Authority
Ovalau Wind Farm 0.5 2014
Table 4.5 Relevant Policy Supporting Wind Power

Fiji Electricity Authority (FEA) Mission Statement:
Provide 90% of energy through renewable energy (including hydro) resources by 2015.

1. Acquire land
2. Conduct Environmental Impact Assessment and seek approval from Ministry of
Environment
3. Apply for grid connection
4. Apply license to generate and sell electricity
5. Secure Power Purchase Agreements
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Wind turbines at Butoni wind farm are tilt-up 225kW Vergnet turbines that may be lowered to the ground in
response to cyclone warnings. The turbines are secured to the ground fixed in place until high winds have abated to
prevent turbine damage.
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Including Hydro
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Fiji

Government Fiji Electricity Authority Contact Person: Hasmukh Patel, CEO
Website: http://www.fea.com.fj/index.cfm
References
1. ―Fiji Wind Development Status,‖ presentation by Hasmukh Patel to QLW3 Workshop at
Asian Development Bank, Manila, June 4-5, 2012.
2. ―Energy Sector Overview,‖ Presentation by Hasmukh Patel to QLW2 Conference at
3. ―Wind farm,‖ Fiji Electricity Authorization http://www.fea.com.fj/pages.cfm/renewable-
projects/wind-farm.html, 2011.
(REEEP), 2010.
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India
5. India
Figure 5: India Wind Resource Map at 80m
Opportunities:
 Access to low cost turbines from competitive local wind turbine manufacturers. India
currently has 17 utility scale turbine manufacturers and 9 additional manufacturers slated
to enter the market. The current annual wind turbine manufacturing capacity is 9GW
(2010/11), which is likely to increase to 17GW in 3 years based on projected growth of 2
to 3GW per year.. Indian manufacturers export USD 1.4 billion12worth of wind turbines
and spares.
 Availability of small to large-scale investments in the wind industry. Wind turbine
manufacturers provide turn-key solutions for wind projects. Traditionally, investments
were pooled from large numbers of small investors with an appetite for tax credits.
Independent Power Producers are increasingly becoming part of the wind energy market
as an alternative to manufacturer driven development.
 200 MW demonstration off-shore wind farm planned
Challenge:
 Low wind speed and low average capacity factor. Most locations have class 2 (WPD
around 200 to 300 W/m2) winds while the average capacity factor is in the range of 20%-
23% due to significant number of older and smaller WTGs.
 Grid integration for rising wind based electricity generation is increasingly a challenge for
state electricity utilities, especially in States like Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. There is
an urgent need for proper grid planning and modernization of the grid.
12
2010/11 projection, http://www.mydigitalfc.com/power/india-export-14b-worth-wind-turbine-spares-fy11-590
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India

Population 1,182million
Area 3.28 million sq km
Total electrical energy installed capacity 175,000MW13
Major Sources of Electricity Coal, Hydro, Gas, Oil, Nuclear, and Wind

Total realizable wind energy potential14 49,130MW15
100,000MW16
Areas with ongoing wind resource Wind monitoring was done at 618 sites in these
assessment states: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya
Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir.
Areas with good wind resource Out of 618 sites with wind monitoring, 233 sites
were declared as having wind power density
(WPD)>200 W/sqm
Total installed wind energy 14,147 MW17 (March2011)
17,372 MW18 (March2012)
Total wind energy projects in pipeline 48,000MW (as of March 2012)
Total wind energy projects under 3,400 MW
construction
Renewable energy target 15% Renewable Energy by 2020 (National Action
Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC))
5-6% by 2020 target of Draft Integrated Energy
Policy approved by Cabinet in 2009
Wind energy target Estimate of 65,111 MW by 2020, based on
NAPCC target19
Repowering potential 1,400MW20
Offshore potential 20,000MW21; no actual detailed assessments
have been carried out
13
http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/monthly/executive_rep/may11/1-2.pdf
14
Source: Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET)
15
CWET/MNRE estimate based on 2% land availability across the country
16
World Institute of Sustainable Energy estimate (2010)
17
As of March 2011, Source : Ministry for New and Renewable Energy
18
Source: ―India Wind Development Status‖ presentation by Rajendra V Kharul, QLW3 Workshop, ADB, Manila, June
4-5, 2012
19
The National Action Plan on Climate Change is not legislation and the target is being contested by MNRE.
20
World Institute of Sustainable Energy (2010)
21
Reported in IEA information Paper: Technology Development Prospects for the Indian Power Sector, Feb 2011
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India

Wind Feed-in-Tariff
a. SERC (State Electricity Regulatory a. USD 0.074/kWh to USD
Commissions) 0.117/kWh
b. USD 0.067/kWh to USD
b. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission 0.108/kWh
(CERC) c. USD 0.068/kWh to USD
0.103/kWh
c. Maharashtra d. USD 0.07968/kWh
d. Madhya Pradesh
Renewable Purchase Quotas from 25 SERCs 0.5% to 14%
Tradable renewable energy certificates (RECs) Floor price of USD 0.033 (INR 1.5/kWh),
and Cap price of USD 0.086 (INR
3.9/kWh); recent draft paper by CERC
indicates reduction in REC prices for the
financial year 2011/12. Producers
qualify for REC only if energy is sold at
the weighted average cost of power
purchase for the utility, which is the
wholesale rate22.
Accelerated Depreciation 80% for wind power projects (available
up to March 2012)
Tax Holiday 10 years
Generation Based Incentive INR 0.5/kWh (USD 0.01/kWh) for wind
power projects not availing accelerated
depreciation (available up to March
2012, awaiting renewal)
Concessions on import duty Specified wind turbine components
Allowance of 100% foreign direct investment All renewable energy generation projects
Central financial fund allocation of $1100 million For States doing well in grid connected
RE
Creation of NCEF (National Clean Energy Fund) For all RE
Incentives for projects/manufacturing in special
economic zones (SEZs)
Table 5.4 Wind Projects by Region (Installed and Pipelined)[3]

Name/Location Cumulative energy production Cumulative installed capacity in
in million kWh MW
Andhra Pradesh 1,451 138.4
Gujarat 8,016 1,934.6
Karnataka 9,991 1,517.2
Madhya Pradesh 554 230.8
Maharashtra 11,790 2,108.1
Rajasthan 3,938 1,095.6
Tamil Nadu 41,100 5,073.1
Kerala 110 28.0
22
https://www.recregistryindia.in/pdf/Order_on_Forbearnace__Floor_Price_23-8-2011.pdf
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India

Relevant Policy/Provision Supporting Wind Power Period
1. Demonstration phase driven by 100% accelerated depreciation Prior to 1994/95
and Sales Tax benefits.(Present depreciation 80% and Tax
benefit removed)
2. Energy purchase price by government, tax regime changed, 1995 to 2003
boom-bust cycle
3. The Electricity Act of 2003 introduced feed-in tariff, mandatory 2003 onwards
quotas, de-licensing and open access, which resulted in high
growth, addition of 86% of cumulative capacity.
Table 5.6 Local Capacity [3]

Turbine Manufacturers Rating, kW Drive Speed Generator Class
Established:
Enercon 800 Gearless Variable Sync II-S
GE Wind 1,500 Geared Variable DFiG IIA
Suzlon 1,250 Geared Dual Async II
Suzlon 1,500 Geared Variable Async IIIA
Suzlon 2,100 Geared Variable Async IIA
Vestas India 1,650 / 1,800 Geared Variable Async IIB/IIIA
RegenPowertech 1,500 Gearless Variable Sync IIIA

Gamesa 850 / 2,000 Geared Variable DFiG IIIB/IIIA
Leitner-Shriram 1,350 / 1,500 Gearless Variable Sync IIA/IIIA
Kenersys India 2,000 Geared Variable Sync IIA
WinWind 1,000 Geared Variable Sync IIIB
Global Wind Power Ltd/Norwin 750 Geared Fixed ASync IIB
Global Wind Power
Ltd/Fuhrlander 2,500 Geared Variable ASync IIIB
Emerging:
Essar Wind 1,500 Geared Variable DFiG IIIA
Global Wind Power Ltd. 2,000 / 2,500 Gearless Variable Sync IIIA
Inox Wind Ltd. 2,000 Geared Variable DFiG IIIB
RRB Energy 1,800 Geared Variable Async II/III
Siemens 2,300 Geared Variable Async NA
Xyron Technologies Ltd. 1,000 Gearless Variable Sync IIB
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India

Procedure Agency Involved Notes
1. Site selection from identified Ministry of New and Sites must have mean
potential sites Renewable Energy (MNRE)/ annual wind power
Centre for Wind Energy density of at least
Technology (C-WET) 200W/m2 or more at
50m height.
2. Follow guidelines for MNRE
establishing wind farms
3. Seek clearance for turbines Revised List of Models and Type certification
Manufacturers (RLMM)
Committee
4. Acquire No Objection State Electricity Boards or
Certificates State Nodal Agencies

Government Ministry of New and Website: mnre.gov.in
Renewable Energy
Wind Indian Wind Energy Website: inwea.org
Association Association
Indian Wind Turbine Website:IndianWindPower.com
Manufacturers
Association
References
1. ―India – Wind Development Status‖, presentation by Rajendra V. Kharul at QLW3
Workshop, Asian Development Bank, Manila, June 4-5, 2012.
2. Wind Energy International 2009/2010, World Wind Energy Association, 2009.
3. ―India Market Overview,‖ Presentation by G.M. Pillai to QLW2 Conference at Asian
Development Bank, Manila, June 20-21, 2011.
4. ―Indian Wind Energy Outlook 2011,‖ Global Wind Energy Council,
http://www.gwec.net/fileadmin/images/India/IWEO_2011_FINAL_April.pdf, April 2011.
5. http://www.iea.org/papers/2011/technology_development_india.pdf4.
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Indonesia
6. Indonesia
Figure 6: Indonesia Wind Resource Map at 80m
Opportunities:
 Small wind farms are ideal in areas south of Papua and small southeastern
islands where wind potential is good.
 Smaller islands will require development of wind-solar and wind-diesel systems.
 The country is looking into renewable energy such as wind power to address the
country‘s low electrification rate. The Government is intent on developing small- and
medium-scale wind farms ranging from 10kW to 100MW.
Challenges:
 Local technical skills are needed to maintain small wind systems in remote off-grid
areas.
 Cost-efficient turbines that have good track record are needed in similar island setting.
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Indonesia

Total electrical energy installed capacity 29 GW23
Electrification rate 65 %24
Major Sources of Electricity Coal, Oil, Gas, Hydro, Geothermal

Total realizable wind energy potential 9,300MW25
Areas with good wind resource: Sumba and West Timor. Total of 130 sites
mapped (wind speed above 5m/s at 50m) in the
areas of Nusa Tenggara Timur, Nusa Tenggara
Barat, Sulawesi Selatan and the coastal areas of
South Java.
Total installed wind energy 0.5 MW26
Renewable energy target 5 % (biomass, nuclear, hydro, solar, and wind) by
2025
Table 6.3 Fiscal Incentive

Wind Feed-in-Tariff (Rate to be paid by PLN to Sukabumi) USD 0.092/kWh

Name/Location Capacity Year Purpose /
(MW) Operational Description
1. Small PilotWindEnergyVillage Project 0.069 1991 Used for household
at Jepara – Central Jawa, Nyamuk lighting and water
Island, Karya Island, Oitui pumping.
2. Small Pilot Samas Village Yogyakarta, 0.064 Used to power
KuwaruVillage, Sundak and Giliyang compressor for
Madura shrimp breeding,
water pumping, and
lighting households.
3. HybridSystemWind-PV and Diesel at
Rote Ndao East NusaTenggara and
Wini North Timor Tengah
4. Hybridsystemwind-PV at Girisari, Bali Used to power
Indosat BTS
5. Small isolated grid connection in 0.735 2009
NusaPenida Island Bali
6. Sukabumi, West Java Phase 1 (Total 10.000 2012 Viron Energy
30 MW)
23
Wind Energy International 2009/2010
24
World Bank
25
Source: The National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN). Average wind speed is 3-5m/s.
26
REEEP 2010
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Indonesia

Relevant Policies Supporting Wind Power Year
1. The Green Energy Policy provided guidelines for the development of 2004
renewable energy including regulatory instruments.
2. ‗White Paper‘ for National Energy Management (2005 – 2025): 2005
Accelerates the energy diversification and support electrification
projects. It contains the national strategy that focuses on energy.
3. The Electricity law: It secures sustainable energy supplies, promotes 2009
conservation and use of renewable energy resources. The regulation
set by this law ―Purchasing Price by PT PLN of Generated Electricity
from Small and Medium Scale Renewable Energy Power Plant or
Excess Power‖ aims to enhance the electricity generated by small and
medium scale of renewable energy power plant or excess power to be
purchased by state owned company, regional owned company, and
cooperatives. The law provides for differing tariffs in different regions
depending on the cost of supply. Currently there is no separate tariff for
wind power.
4. In G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Summit, 2009
Indonesia pledged to reduce GHG emissions from forestry and the
energy sector by 26% through domestic effort, and by up to 41% through
cooperation with other countries.

Government Ministry of Energy and Contact Person: Ir. Kardaya Warrika,
Mineral Resources Directorate General of New Energy,
Renewable, and Energy Conservation
Websites:http://www.esdm.go.id/index-
en.html?,http://www.ebtke.esdm.go.id/home
Wind Association Indonesia Wind Energy Email:[email protected],
Society (IWES) [email protected]
References
1. Wind Energy International 2009/2010, World Wind Energy Association, 2009.
2. ―Indonesia Wind Power Potential,‖ Prepared by Soren Karkov, DNV, June 2011.
(REEEP), 2010.
4. International Energy Agency Website:
http://www.iea.org/stats/electricitydata.asp?COUNTRY_CODE=ID
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Japan
7. Japan
Figure 7: Japan Wind Resource Map at 80m
Opportunities:
 Generous renewable energy incentives have been announced in a shift away from
nuclear power. Attractive Feed-in-Tariffs were approved in June 2012 and the
government expects capacity of wind to increase by 500MW by end of March 201327.
 Wind power installations have withstood the impacts of natural disasters that often
occur in Japan. A recent example is of a wind farm close to Fukushima that has survived
the impacts of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. This is likely to be a favorable
factor in future technology choices.
Challenges:
 Geographic location prone to extreme natural hazards. Japan is prone to typhoons,

winter lightning, and earthquakes which increase the cost of installation.
 Regulatory, technical, complex planning process and grid connection problems hamper
wind power installations.
27
Japan approves renewable subsidies in shift from nuclear power, June 18 2012, Source:
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/06/18/us-energy-renewables-japan-idINBRE85H00Z20120618
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Japan

Area 377,914sq km
Total electrical energy installed capacity 275.5 GW28
Electrification rate 100%29
Major Sources of Electricity Coal, Gas, Nuclear, Oil, Hydro, Biomass, Waste

Total realizable wind energy potential 280GW (onshore)30
1,600GW (offshore)
Areas with ongoing wind resource Refer to the Ministry of Environment Wind Map31
assessment
Areas with good wind resource Tohoku and Hokkaido in the north of Japan and
Kyushu in the south
Total installed wind energy 2,410 MW32(March 2011)
2,501 MW33 (December 2011)
Total wind energy projects in pipeline 175MW (June 2011)
Renewable energy target 20% of final energy consumption by 202034
Wind energy target 1.35% by 2010
1.63% by 2014

Wind Feed-in-Tariff JPY 57.75/kWh (USD 0.73/kWh)35 for wind
projects below 20kW, fixed for 20 years36
JPY 23.1/kWh (USD 0.29/kWh)37 for wind projects
above 20kW, fixed for 20 years38
Table 7.4 List of Wind Projects from Major Developers

Name/Location Capacity Year
(MW) Operational
Wind Farms by Ereus Energy (as of November 2011):
1. Tomamae Green Hill Wind Park, Hokkaido 20.00 1999
2. Hamatonbetsu, Hokkaido 3.97 2001
3. Enbetsu Wind Park, Hokkaido 2.97 2001
4. Soya Misaki Wind Farm, Hokkaido 57.00 2005
5. Date Wind Farm, Hokkaido 10.00 2011
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Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA)
29
Japan Wind Energy Association (JWEA)
30
Ministry of Environment, 21 April 2011.
31
Ministry of Environment Wind Map as of June 2011: http://www.env.go.jp/earth/ondanka/rep/index.html
32
Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA)
33
Source: GWEC: Global Wind Statistics 2011.
34
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry website:
http://www.meti.go.jp/english/policy/energy_environment/renewable/ref1001.html
35
USD 1.00 = JPY 79.74
36
37
USD 1.00 = JPY 79.10
38
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Japan
6. Iwaya Wind Farm, Aomori 32.50 2001

7. Shitsukari Wind Farm, Aomori 19.25 2003
8. Mameda Wind Farm, Aomori 10.50 2003
9. Odanosawa Wind Farm, Aomori 13.00 2004
10. Eurus Hitz Kitanosawa Cliff Wind Farm, Aomori 12.00 2007
11. Noheji Wind Farm, Aomori 50.00 2008
12. Tashirotai Wind Farm, Akita 7.65 2002
13. Nishime Wind Farm, Akita 30.00 2004
14. Kamaishi Wind Farm, Iwate 42.90 2004
15. Takine Ojiroi Wind Farm, Fukushima 46.00 2010
16. Satomi Wind Farm, Ibaraki 10.02 2006
17. Aridagawa Wind Farm, Wakayama 13.00 2009
18. Shin Izumo Wind Farm, Shimane 78.00 2009
19. Okawara Wind Farm, Tokushima 19.50 2009
20. Seto Wind Farm, Ehime 8.00 2009
21. Kihoku Wind Farm, Kagoshima 20.80 2004
22. Kunimiyana Wind Farm, Kagoshima 30.00 2011
Wind Farms by J Power (as of March 2010):
23. Tomamae Wind Farm, Hokkaido 30.60 2000
24. Nikaho Kogen Wind Farm, Akita 24.75 2001
25. Tokyo Bayside Wind Power 1.70 2003
26. Green Power Kuzumaki, Iwate 21.00 2003
27. Nagasaki-Shikamachi 15.00 2005
28. Aso-Nishihara, Kumamoto 17.50 2005
29. Tahara Bayside, Aichi 22.00 2005
30. Setana Seaside, Hokkaido 12.00 2005
31. Koriyama-Nunobiki Kogen, Fukushima 65.98 2007
32. Sarakitomanai, Hokkaido 14.85 2001
33. Yokihi No Sato, Yamaguchi 4.50 2003
34. Minami Oosumi, Kagoshima 26.00 2003 and 2004
35. Ichimokusan, Kumamoto 8.50 2007
36. Shimamaki, Hokkaido 4.50 2000
37. Tahara, Aichi 1.98 2004
38. Irouzaki, Shizuoka 34.00 2010
39. Hiyama Kogen, Fukushima 28.00 2010
40. Awara, Fukui 20.00 2010
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Japan

1. The Basic Energy Plan: Target RE share is 20% by 2020. Second revision 2003
emphasizes offshore wind farm technology as important for future energy
policy.
2. Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Law: Aims to increase renewable 2003

energy production to 12.2TWh (1.35% of total electricity supply) by 2010;
wind target 3,000MW.
3. Cool Earth Innovative Energy Technology Program: A cooperative initiative 2007

with major greenhouse gas emitters to reduce emissions by 50% from
current levels by 2050. It includes Energy Technology Roadmap.
4. Set a target to increase the share of renewable energy to 20% of total 2009
primary energy supply by 2020 to help achieve the mid-term emission
reduction objectives.
5. Feed-In Tariffs Bill for approval in 2012.39 2011/2012
Table 7.6 Local Capacity

Company Name Type
1. Eurus Energy Holdings Co. Developer

2. J Power Co. Developer
3. Japan Wind Development Company Developer
4. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Wind Turbine Manufacturer (2.4MW and
1MW)
5. Japan Steel Works Ltd. (JSW) Wind Turbine Manufacturer (2MW)
6. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.(FHI, Subaru) Wind Turbine Manufacturer (2MW)
7. J Tekt Co. Bearing Manufacturer
8. NSK Co. Bearing Manufacturer
9. NTN Co. Bearing Manufacturer
10. Hitachi, Co. Wind Turbine Generator Manufacturer
11. Meidensya, Co. Wind Turbine Generator Manufacturer
12. Yasukawa Electric Co. Wind Turbine Generator Manufacturer
39 th
Submitted to the Diet on 11 March, 2011, same day the Great East Japan Earth Quake occurred.
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Japan

1. If location is in National Park Ministry of Environment
2. Auction by Electric Company Electric Company
3. Environmental Assessment Ministry of Environment
4. Secure permit for conversion of land from Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
agriculture to commercial.
5. Secure permit if within Guard Forest. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
6. Secure permit for offshore location within Fishermen‘s Association
fishing area.

Government Ministry of Economy, Website: http
Trade and Industry
New Energy and Website: http://www.nedo.go.jp/english/
Industrial Technology
Development
Organization (NEDO)
Wind Japan Wind Power Website:www.jwpa.jp
Associations Association (JWPA)
Phone:+ 81 3 5297 5578
Japan Wind Energy Website: http
Association (JWEA)
Phone: + 81 298 58 7275
References
1. ―Global Wind Energy Outlook 2010,‖ Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), October
2010.
2. ―Renewable Energy Technology White Book,‖ New Energy and Industrial
Technology Development Organization (NEDO), July 2010.
3. ―Study of Potential for the Introduction of Renewable Energy,‖ The Ministry of
Environment of Japan, March 2011 (Japanese).
4. ―FY2011. Offshore Wind Power Generation Technology Research and Development:
Call for Proposal,‖ New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
(NEDO), http://www.nedo.go.jp/content/100149662.pdf, June 2011 (Japanese).
5. Ereus Energy website (http://www.eurus-energy.com/english/project_01.html).
6. J Power Factbook 2010 (http://www.jpower.co.jp/english/ir/pdf/fact10e.pdf).
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Kazakhstan
8. Kazakhstan
Figure 8: Kazakhstan Wind Resource Map at 80m
Opportunity:
 Country-wide good wind potential. Large territories of Kazakhstan are appropriate for
installation of wind-power plants, as shown in Figure 7. Kazakhstan has large areas with
Class 3 and above wind speeds. Of the ten best sites, Djungar Gates and Sheleksky
Corridor are the most favorable due to their proximity to existing transmission lines,
positive correlation of wind season with energy demand, and a good demand for
electricity.
Challenges:
 Utilizing wind power is not a priority as cheap electricity is available from coal and gas
power plants.
 There is a lack of legislative and regulative support for wind that takes into account
benefits to the environment and society.
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Kazakhstan

Area 2,724,900sq km
Major Sources of Electricity Coal, Gas, Oil, Hydro

Total realizable wind energy potential 2,000 MW can be utilized until 202441
Renewable energy target More than 1% by 2014

1. Ratification of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1995
(UNFCCC)
2. The electricity generation sector was opened to private investment Mid 1990s
3. Kazakhstan became a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol 1999
4. Electricity Law: Power supply sector was deregulated 2004
5. Law ratifying the Kyoto Protocol. Kazakhstan committed towards achieving 2009
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reduction relevant to the base year (1990):
-15% by 2020 and -25% by 2050.
6. Energy Sector Development Program 2010-2014 2010
7. Creation of an internal cap-and trade system to encourage business to reduce 2010
GHG emissions and to cover a portion of their expenditures on environmental
protection measures.
8. State Program for Industrial-Innovative Development of Kazakhstan. The 2010
program targets 1 billion kWh per year renewable energy capacity installation
by 2014.

Government Ministry of Environmental Contact: Makazhanova Aida
Protection
Website: http://www.eco.gov.kz
Ministry of Industry and New Website: http://www.mint.gov.kz/
Technologies
Related Electricity Kazakhstan Electricity Association Email: [email protected]
Association
40
World Energy International 2009/2010
41
Kazakhstan Wind Power Market Development Initiative
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Kazakhstan
References
1. ―Kazakhstan-Country Profile,‖ Renewable Energy Initiative
http://ebrdrenewables.com/sites/renew/countries/Kazakhstan/profile.aspx#Wind
2. ―Prospects of wind energy use in Kazakhstan,‖ Presentation by Makazhanova Aida to
the 2nd Quantum Leap in Wind Workshop at Asian Development Bank, Manila, June 20-
21, 2011.
3. ―Wind Power Market Development Initiative,‖ UNDP in Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan,
http://www.windenergy.kz/eng
4. International Energy Agency Website:
http://www.iea.org/stats/electricitydata.asp?COUNTRY_CODE=KZ
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Republic of Korea
9. Korea
Figure 9: Korea Wind Resource Map at 80m
Opportunities:
 Offshore wind development has a high potential in the south-east of the country.
 Low FIT was recently replaced with Renewable Portfolio Standard (applicable from
2012), with attractive price for Renewable Energy Certificates.
 Large local manufacturing companies have entered the wind turbine onshore and
offshore market
 Strong policy and regulatory support from the government under its ―Green Growth‖
strategy , which will see nearly 10.2 trillion won invested in a three-phase, 2.5GWoff-
shore project off its southwestern coast carried out by a consortium of South Korean
companies lead by Korea Electric between 2012 and 2019.
Challenges:
 Wind industry has lagged because of low FIT and public opposition.
 RPS targets set by Government are aggressive. Assuming 70% of renewable energy is
from wind, 2,390 MW should be built in 2012.The Korean Wind Energy Association
estimates installation of 13.5GW of wind power by 2025.
 Efforts are ongoing to ease the permitting process and to provide wind energy easier
access to the power grid.
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Republic of Korea

Area 100,033sq km
Total electrical energy installed capacity 80 GW (2010)42
Major Sources of Electricity Hydro, Coal, Oil

Total realizable wind energy potential 31-60GW(Based on various technical and
geographical assessments)
Areas with good wind resource Regions with class III to class V winds are Jeju
Island, the Eastern coast of Kyeongbuk province,
the Western coast of Jeonla province, and
Daekwantyoung District (Korean Weather
Forecast Bureau). Offshore wind good potential in
Southeast of the country.
Total installed wind energy 407 MW44 (December 2011)
Total wind energy projects in pipeline 10,000 MW
Wind energy target 23,000 MW by 203046 (optimal scenario)
(10% of the total energy demand in the country)

Wind Feed-in-Tariff Replaced with RECs + System marginal price for
electricity
Renewable Portfolio Standards 13 largest utilities are required to have renewable
energy mix of 2% by 2012 and 10% by 2022
Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Wind farm operators will receive REC (one
REC/MWh for onshore wind power produced, and
two RECs for offshore wind farms). RECs have
20 years life span to help long-term investment
and the current price of REC is Won 40/kWh
(USD 0.36/kWh)47.
Table 9.4: Wind Capacity by Year48

Year Capacity (MW)
2000-2008 586
2009 236
2010 349
42
http://www.eia.gov/cabs/South_Korea/Full.html
43
REEEP
44
45
Global Wind Energy Outlook 2010 (GWEC)
46
Global Wind Report 2010 (GWEC)
47
USD 1.00 = W 1,108.05
48
South Korea, http://www.gwec.net/index.php?id=177&L=0
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Republic of Korea

1. New and Renewable Energy Act: Provides for a new support scheme 2002
consisting of a feed-in tariff.
2. Second Basic Plan for New and Renewable Energy Technology 2003
Development and Dissemination: To increase the country‘s share of
renewable energy in total energy supply from 1.05% in 1999 to 5% in
2010.
3. Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS): The regulatory framework replaced 2010
FIT scheme, effective from 2012, which aims to compensate for the
higher capital cost of renewable energy.
4. The government has set a strategy for offshore wind power development
to attract investments worth 10.2 trillion won (USD 8.2 billion) to develop
offshore wind farms with a total capacity of 2.5GW. The government is
trying to set up a public-private partnership (PPP) to install about 500
turbines off the west coast in the country.
5. Local governments are also promoting offshore wind projects across the
country.
Table 9.6 Local Manufacturers

1. Samsung Heavy Industry: 2.5MW turbines for onshore and 6MW or bigger for offshore
2. Daewoo, Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering: 1.25MW and 2MW turbines and 6MW or
larger
3. Hyundai Heavy Industry: 1.65MW, 2MW, and 2.5MW turbines for onshore and 5.5MW
turbines for offshore use
4. STX: 2MW and 7MW turbines
5. Hyosung
6. Doosan Heavy Industry
7. Hanjin
8. Unison (750kW, 2MW, 3MW; Offshore 3.6MW)

Government Ministry of Knowledge Contact Person: Director General for Energy
Economy Resources Development, Office of Energy and
Resources
Website:
http://www.mke.go.kr/language/eng/index.jsp
Wind Korea Wind Energy Contact Person: Rimtaig Lee, Chairman
Association Industry Association
(KWEIA)
Website: www.kweia.or.kr
Phone: +82 2 553 6426
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Republic of Korea
References
1. ―Global Wind Energy Outlook 2010,‖ Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), October
2010.
2. ―A review on global wind energy policy,‖ by Saidur, R. et al., Renewable and Sustainable
Energy Reviews, 2010.
(REEEP), 2010.
4. ―LIDAR Correction by WindSim,‖ presented by Hyun-Goo Kim to WindSim User Meeting,
2011.
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Maldives
10. Maldives
Figure 10: Wind Resource Map in Maldives
Opportunities:
 Small-scale wind projects suitable for Maldives. The dispersed nature of the islands
makes it ideal for a distributed generation. Each inhabited island operates and
maintains its own power generation and power distribution system.
 Majority of the islands have relatively low demand due to small populations. Most outer
and remote islands‘ energy demand is under 500kW, providing good opportunity for
hybrid wind-diesel or wind-solar systems.
 Closer islands‘ (small clusters of islands in the same atoll with shallow lagoons in
between) grids can be potentially connected to provide several RE generating facilities
pumping energy into the grid, increasing reliability through redundancy and better
management of loads.
Challenges:
 Wind resource data need to be established in key areas. Currently available resource
assessment indicates low average wind speed (6m/s or lower at 50m).
 Capacity building is needed at the institutional as well as the utility and island
community level. Institutions need to be strengthened to plan and implement programs
supporting renewable energy. Locals also need to be trained to manage and operate
wind projects.
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Maldives

Area 300sq km
Total electrical energy installed capacity 110 MW49
Major Sources of Electricity Oil

Total realizable wind energy potential 288 MW51
Areas with ongoing wind resource Addu Atoll with 70m met towers by Suzlon Energy
assessment Ltd.
Areas with good wind resource Northern Region
Total installed wind energy 95kW (all pilot projects)
Renewable energy target Carbon neutral by 2020

Feed-in-Tariff for all RE technology USD 0.23/kWh (MVR 3.50/ kWh)
Renewable Portfolio Standards To be released based on the findings of the
Renewable Energy Investment Plan
Others Duty exemption on RE/EE equipment
Table 10.4 List of Wind Projects

(MW) Operational (USD Million)
TosupplyMale; locationto be 50MW of Contract To be Maldives‘ State
finalized wind with signed for determined Electric Company
30MW of 25 years Limited (STELCO)
LNG with XMEC New
backup Energy, China
system

1. National Green Energy Policy
2. Fund for Renewable Energy Systems Applications (FRESA): the first 2008
financial mechanism to support renewable energy technology in
partnership with the Bank of Maldives
3. The government of Maldives announced that Maldives will be the first 2009
carbon neutral country in the world within the next decade (Carbon
Neutral Policy) by 2020
4. Feed-In Tariff Policy 2011
5. Duty exemption for RE and EE related equipment 2011
49
For inhabited islands only. Resorts have their own supply, amounting to about 120 MW additional electrical
capacity. Energy Supply and Demand Report 2009.
50
Asian Development Bank
51
NREL, 2003.
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Maldives

Procedure Agency Involved Notes
Tendering Utility companies Open bidding. So far mainly to design
and build projects with PPAs.
Specifications are determined by the
utility company.

Government Ministry of Housing and Contact Person: Mr. Ahmed Ali, Assistant
Environment Director
Website: www.mhe.gov.mv
Phone: (+960) 3004 300
References
1. ―South Asia Regional Energy Initiative,‖ USAID, http://www.sari-
energy.org/PageFiles/Countries/Maldives_Energy_detail.asp
2. ―Fund for Renewable Energy Systems Applications (FRESA) launched,‖ United Nations
Maldives, http://www.undp.org.mv/v2/?lid=99&dcid=52, 2009
3. ‖UNDP Welcomes Statement of the Government to Make the Maldives the World‘s First
Carbon Neutral Country Within the Next Ten Years,‖ United Nations Maldives,
http://www.undp.org.mv/v2/?lid=99&dcid=44, 2008
4. ―Wind Energy Resource Atlas of Sri Lanka and the Maldives,‖ Elliot, D et al.,
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy03osti/34518.pdf?bcsi_scan_7823DFCE46415F3E=0&bcsi_
scan_filename=34518.pdf, August 2003
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Mongolia
11. Mongolia
Figure 11: Mongolia Wind Resource Map at 80m
Opportunities:
 Huge wind resource. Good to excellent wind resource is available countrywide. South
Gobi region is north of China‘s prominent wind corridor in Inner Mongolia, which has the
largest concentration of wind farms.
 Electricity demand expected to increase rapidly. Rapid expansion of mining in the
south and rapidly improving standard of living will result in significant increase in demand
for electricity.
 Wind power can be exported to China. Mongolia‘s proximity to China opens up the
possibility of exporting the excess wind power to its neighboring country.
Challenge:
 Grid integration of wind power. Variability of wind energy is difficult to accommodate

in the current grid due to: (i) 91% of electricity generation is from coal-based CHP plants;
(ii) peak load and reserve power is supplied by link from Russia; (iii) diesel or gas based
spinning reserve generation is expensive because fuel is expensive (there are no local
fuel reserves).Development of hydropower in tandem with wind power is a possible
solution.
 There is a need to develop the capacity of utilities in formulating power purchase
agreements for wind projects and enhance private sector participation in a
traditionally state-run sector.
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Mongolia

Total electrical energy installed capacity 861.5 MW52
Major Sources of Electricity Coal and Oil

Total realizable wind energy potential 1,100,000 MW53
Areas with ongoing wind resource 240,000 hectares
assessment
Areas with good wind resource South Gobi Region
Total installed wind energy 1.4 MW
Renewable energy target 24-26% by 2020

Wind Feed-in-Tariff USD 0.08 to 0.095/kWh
Renewable Portfolio Standards MNS IEC-61400/2009

(MW) Operational Cost (USD
Million)
1. Erdenetsagaan 0.1 2004 0.15 State budget
2. Mandakh, Sevrei, Bogd, 0.7 2007 3.70 State budget
Khatanbulag, Tseel, Manlai
3. Bayantsagaan, Bayan-Undur, 0.6 2008 2.50 State budget
Shinejinst, Matad
4. SalkhitWind Farm 50.0 2012 85.00 Clean Energy
LLC, Newcom
Group
5. Choir Wind Farm 50.4
6. Sainshand Wind Farm 52.0 2013 80.00 Sainshand
7. Khanbogd Wind Farm 100.0 2014 160.00 Qleantech LLC
8. Tsetsii Wind Farm 200.0 2015 302.00 Clean Energy
LLC, Newcom
Group
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53
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in the US developed a wind energy atlas of Mongolia in 2001.
Following wind measurements were conducted by: Newcom LLC at the level of 50m (2003, 2010); Qleantech at the
level of 50m (2009); and the National Renewable Energy Center at the level of 50m (2010).
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Total of the following: 50 MW Salkhit Wind Farm for 2012 commissioning; 52MW Sainshand, 100 MW Qleantech,
and 200 MW Clean Energy at Tsetsii, all three at planning stages.
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Mongolia

1. Mongolia Integrated Power System (MIPS) worked towards creating a 2002
unified power grid connecting Central Energy System (CES) of Mongolia
that connects Western and Eastern system to improve reliability and cost
effectiveness.
2. Mongolia Sustainable Energy Sector Development Plan has the following 2002-2010
three goals: poverty reduction, development of a bigger private sector, and
increased public participation.
3. National Renewable Energy Program decided on a renewable energy 2005
target by 2020.
4. Mongolian Renewable Energy Law provided a tariff and Power Purchasing 2007
Agreement (PPA). Base rate for wind energy is USD 0.08 – 0.095/kWh
and subsidy is USD 0.0 – 0.015/kWh in the first 10 years.

1. Lease land to conduct wind measurement Local Government
2. Secure license to construct wind farm Energy Regulatory Agency

Government Ministry of Mineral Contact Person: Mr. Ganbold Togooch, Officer
Resources and Energy for Renewable Energy
Website: www.mmre.energy.mn
Phone: 976- 99163103
Wind Newcom LLC Contact Person: Mr. D. Gankhuyag
Developers
Website: www.newcom.mn
Phone: 976 -99117630
Qleantech LLC Contact Person: Mr. D. Oyunbat
Website: www.qleantech.net
Phone: 976 -99110134
References
1. Case Study: ―Salkhit Wind Farm,‖ presentation by Mr. Sukhbaatar to QLW3 Workshop at
2. ―Mongolian Wind Development Status‖ presentation by J. Osgonbaatar to QLW3
3. ―Mongolia,‖ Presentation by Bayanjargal Byambasaikhan to QLW2 Conference at Asian
4. Draft Mongolia Wind Energy Roadmap, prepared by Dr. Pramod Jain for the Asian
Development Bank, 2011.
5. ―Wind Energy International 2009/2010,‖ World Wind Energy Association, 2009.
6. International Energy Agency
website:http://www.iea.org/stats/electricitydata.asp?COUNTRY_CODE=MN
7. Inputs from Mr. D. Gankhuyag, Newcom LLC.
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Pakistan
12. Pakistan
Figure 12: Pakistan Wind Resource Map at 80m
Opportunities:
 Very good wind potential in Southern and western part of Pakistan, specifically in
Gharo-Keti, Bandar, and Jhampir wind corridors.
 Attractive renewable energy incentives are provided by the Government through its
Renewable Energy Policy and Mid-term Policy. Government bears the wind and grid
availability/connection risk.
 Tariff is attractive (cost plus with up to 17% ROE)
 AEDB is a one-stop shop to facilitate the development of wind power projects from
land acquisition to actual implementation.
Challenges:
 Cumbersome cost-plus tariff determination process by the National Electric Power

Regulatory Authority (NEPRA). It requires firm turbine, EPC contracts, and lenders‘ term
sheet prior to submissions.
 Security issues limit the available land for wind farm development.
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Pakistan

Area 796,096 sq km
Total electrical energy installed capacity 19,420 MW
Major Sources of Electricity Oil, Gas, Hydro, Nuclear

Total realizable wind energy potential 70,000 – 80,000 MW54
Areas with ongoing wind resource Gharo and Jhampir
assessment
Areas with good wind resource 50,000 MW estimated in Gharo-Keti Bandar and
Jhampir Corridors with wind speed more than
7m/s at 60m height; Balochistan, Punjab and
Northern Areas sites are being identified,
estimated to harness 20,000 to 30,000 MW of
wind power.55
Total installed wind energy 6 MW
Total wind energy projects in pipeline 556MW
Renewable energy target 9520 MW by 2030 (at least 5% share)

Wind Feed-in-Tariff USD 0.1187/kWh (Dawood power Ltd.), USD
0.1210/kWh (ZorluEnerji Pakistan Ltd.), USD
0.1192/kWh (Arabian Sea Wind Energy Pvt. Ltd.),
and USD 0.1611/kWh (FFC Energy limited). ROE
is 17-18%.
Other incentives from the Policy for • Guaranteed electricity purchase
Development of Renewable Energy for • Grid provision is the responsibility of the
Power Generation purchaser
• Counter guarantee by multilaterals for first few
projects
• Special incentives by the state bank for up to
10 MW plants
• Net metering
• Zero sales tax
• Banking of electricity
• Wheeling provisions
• Grid spill over concept introduced
• Carbon credits
54
Source: Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) in collaboration with USAID and NREL.
55
Aside from the AEDB wind resource assessment, the Pakistan Meteorological Department has conducted a
detailed Wind Power Potential Survey of coastal areas of Pakistan, which enabled the identification of potential areas
where economically feasible wind farms could be established.
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Pakistan

Name/Location Capacity Project FIT (USD/ Status
(MW) Cost (USD kWh)
Million)
1. ZorluEnerji Wind Power 6 121.99 0.1211 Year Operational: 2010
Project Phase 1
(Jhampir, Thatta); Total
50 MW capacity
2. Dawood Power Ltd., 50 120.34 0.1187 Acquired land, FS,
Bhambore generation license
3. Arabian Sea Wind 50 142.23 0.1192 Acquired land, FS
Energy Pvt. Ltd., Lakha
4. FFC Energy Ltd., 50 143.00 0.1611 Acquired land, FS, EPA
Jhampir (Under construction,
expected operation: 2012)
5. Green Power (Pvt) Ltd, 108.80 0.1028 Acquired land, FS,
Kuttikun generation license, EPA
6. TenagaGenerasi Ltd., 50 Acquired land, FS,
Kuttikun generation license
7. Lucky Energy (Pvt) Ltd., 50 132.35 Acquired land, FS
Jhampir
8. Metro Power Co. (Pvt), 50 Acquired land
Jhampir
9. Gul Ahmed Energy Ltd, 50 Acquired land
Jhampir
10. CWE, Jhampir 50 Acquired land
11. New Park Energy Ltd, 0.0950 Acquired land, FS,
Gharo generation license
12. Master Wind Energy Ltd, Acquired land, FS
Jhampir
13. Zephyr Power Ltd., Acquired land, FS
Bhambore
14. Beacon Energy Ltd., 130.00 0.1250 Acquired land, FS, EPA
Kuttikun
15. HOM Energy (Private) Acquired land
Ltd, Jhampir
16. Sachal Energy Acquired land
Development Pvt Ltd,
Jhampir
17. Wind Eagle Ltd. Acquired land
(Technology Plc Ltd),
Jhampir
18. Sapphire Wind Power Acquired land, FS
Company (Pvt) Ltd,
Jhampir
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Pakistan

1. All imported plant, machinery and equipment for Renewable Energy Power 2004
Generation Projects had sales tax, income tax, and customs duty exempted.
2. Policy for Development of Renewable Energy for Power Generation: 2006
Incentives for private sector including ―Wind Risk Coverage‖. Wind is
considered as risk due to the variability of wind speed, thus the power
purchaser such as the government absorbs the risk.
3. Mid-term Policy: Builds on the previous RE Policy to make it more relevant 2010
to external changes. The new policy expanded the definition of alternatives
and renewable, addressed concerns and resolved conflicts, incorporated
lessons learned from local and international markets, expanded incentives
and provided innovative financing such as the Alternative Energy
Development Fund. Incentives under the new policy are:
 Partial resource risk coverage
 Tariff on the basis of a premium rate of return for RE projects
 Mandatory grid connection
 Mandatory purchase requirements
 SBP Small renewable energy facility (<10MW)
 Access to Alternative Energy Development Fund
 ADB loan guarantee facility
 Credit market facility
 100% carbon credits to IPP

1. Secure letter of intent AEDB
2. Acquire land AEDB
3. Conduct feasibility study -
4. Secure generation license NEPRA
5. Determine tariff – on cost plus basis NEPRA
6. Secure letter of support -
7. Secure energy purchase agreement NTDC
8. Secure implementation agreement AEDB
9. Financial close AEDB
10. Implementation/Execution

Government Alternative Energy Contact Person: Mr. Arif Alauddin, CEO
Development Board,
Ministry of Water and
Power
Website: http://www.aedb.org/Main.htm
Phone: 051-9262947-48
Wind Pakistan Wind Energy Contact Person:
Association Association
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Pakistan
References
1. ―A Case Study for EPC Projects in Pakistan‖, presentation by Jens Olsen to QLW3
2. ―Pakistan Wind Development Status‖, presentation by M. Azim Hashimi to QLW3
3. ―Wind Energy Status: Pakistan,‖ Presentation by Imtiaz Hussain Qazi and Zargham
Eshaq Khan to QLW2 Conference at Asian Development Bank, Manila, June 20-21,
2011.
4. ―Opportunities and Challenges to Scaling Up Wind Power in Pakistan,‖ Presentation by
Saif Ullah and Arif Alauddin to the QLW Structured Consultation Workshop at Asian
5. Current Status of On-Grid Wind Power Generation Projects by AEDB from AEDB
website: http://www.aedb.org/Downloads/windstatus.pdf
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Philippines
13. Philippines
Figure 13: Philippines Wind Resource Map at 80m
Opportunities:
 FiT Rates for wind have been approved. The Philippine Energy Regulatory
Commission approved in July 2012 a FiT rate for wind (P8.53/kWh or USD
0.197/kWh)56, which is considered attractive enough to draw developers to build wind
farms in the country.
 Wind rich corridors have been identified with contracts already issued to some; all
awaiting further development.56 wind service contracts with a potential total capacity of
about 1,700 MW have already been awarded.
Challenges:
 High cost of electricity. Public not receptive to additional increase in electricity rate
(through a ―Feed-in-Tariff Allowance or FIT-ALL‖) to add RE into the energy mix as
existing cost of electricity is already high compared to other countries in the region.
 Approval of the RPS and other enabling guidelines and mechanism (related to fiscal and
non-fiscal incentives) are still pending.
56
USD 1.00 =P43.31
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Philippines

Population 94 million
Area 300,000 sq km57
Total electrical energy installed capacity 16.36 GW
Electrification rate 99.8 %58
Major Sources of Electricity Gas, Coal, Geo, Hydro, Oil

Total realizable wind energy potential 7,400MW – 76,000MW59
Areas with ongoing wind resource Selected sites in North Luzon and Mindoro, mostly
assessment to establish feasibility of a specific wind project.
Areas with good wind resource The north and north-east of the country has the
best wind resource, and areas facing east towards
the coast from Luzon to Samar also provide good-
to-excellent wind resources for utility-scale
projects, and excellent wind resources for small
decentralized applications. Lower potential exists
in the south and south-west of the archipelago.
The estimated 7,400 MW potential covers 1,038
wind sites in the three islands: Luzon (686 sites,
4.9 GW), Visayas (305 sites, 2.17 GW), and
Mindanao (47 sites, 0.37 GW).
Total installed wind energy 32.7 MW
Total wind energy projects in pipeline 220 MW
1,540 MW by 2030

Wind Feed-in-Tariff P8.53/kWh or USD 0.197/kWh.
FiT for solar, run-of-river hydropower and biomass

generated electricity have also been approved
Renewable Portfolio Standards Market-based policy that requires electricity

suppliers to source an agreed portion of their
electricity supply from eligible renewable energy
resources. The RPS rules are still pending.
Green Energy Option A program that provides the end-users option to
choose renewable energy resources. Guidelines
for the Green Energy Option are still pending.
Net Metering for Renewable Energy System in which a distribution grid user has a two-
way connection to the grid and is only charged for
his/her net electricity consumption, and is credited
57
58 th
Electrification Rate at Barangay Level, 16 EPIRA Implementation Status Report, Philippine Department of Energy,
April 2010.
59
Wind Energy International, 2009/2010. NREL estimates 76,000 MW without factoring in accessibility of sites.
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Philippines
for any overall contribution to the electricity grid.
The draft Net Metering Rules have been

submitted by the National Renewable Energy
Board to the Energy Regulatory Commission for
review.
Others For Developers:
• 7 year Income Tax Holiday (ITH)
• 10 year Duty-free Importation of RE Machinery
• Equipment and Materials
• 1.5% Special Realty Tax Rates on Equipment
and Machinery
• 7 year Net Operating Loss Carry-Over
• 10 % Corporate Tax Rate after ITH
• Accelerated Depreciation
• Zero Percent Value-Added Tax Rate
• Cash Incentive of Renewable Energy
Developers for Missionary Electrification
• Tax Exemption of Carbon Credits
• 100% Tax Credit on Domestic Capital
Equipment and Services, Exemption from the
Universal Charge, Payment of Transmission
Charge
• Hybrid and Cogeneration Systems
For Suppliers, Fabricators, and Manufacturers:

• 7 year Income Tax Holiday (ITH)
• 10 year Tax and Duty-free Importation of
Components
• Parts and Materials
• Zero-rated value added tax transactions
• 100% Tax Credit on Domestic Capital
Components
• Parts and Materials
• Financial Assistance program

Name/Location Capacity Year Developers
(MW) Operational
1. Bangui Wind Farm, Ilocos 33 2005 Northwind Power
Norte Development Corporation,
DANIDA
2. 16 MW Wind Farm, Puerto 16 (For financial Philippine Hybrid Energy
Galera, Oriental Mindoro closing) Systems, Inc.
3. Pasuquin– Burgos Wind 120 (Development Energy Logics Phils., Inc.
Power Project, Ilocos Norte Phase)
4. Tanay-Pililla Wind Power 40 (Development Alternergy Phil. Holdings Corp.
Project, Rizal Phase)
5. Lumban-Kalayaan Wind 40 (Development Alternergy Phil. Holdings Corp.
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Philippines
Power Project, Laguna Phase)

6. Abra de Ilog Wind Power 40 (Development Alternergy Phil. Holdings Corp.
Project, Occidental Mindoro Phase)
7. Balaoi-Pagudpud Wind 40 (Development Energy Development
Power Project 1 Phase) Corporation
8. Caparispisan-Pagudpud Wind 50 (Development Northern Luzon UPC Asia
Power Project Phase) Corporation
9. Balaoi-Pagudpud Wind 30 (Development Northern Luzon UPC Asia
Power Project 2 Phase) Corporation

Renewable Energy Law (Republic Act No. 9513): Promoting the development, 2008
utilization and commercialization of renewable energy resources. Fiscal
incentives, non-fiscal incentives, and institutional support are provided.
Institutional Support under the RE Law:
a. Creation of National Renewable Energy Board
b. Creation of the Renewable Energy Management Bureau
c. RE Trust Fund –USD 8.5 billion to be invested in renewable energy 2009
in the next 10 years
d. Financial Assistance Program
e. The Philippines sets the milestones on the Wind Energy Road Map 2011
for 1.54 GW of wind capacity by 2030.

1. Apply for Renewable Energy Service Contract from Department of Energy
2. Lease or request land owner‘s consent to install monitoring device
3. Assess wind speed at location (Installation of wind meteorological masts at project site)
4. Conduct Feasibility Study
Table 13.7 Useful Contacts

Government Department of Energy Contact Person: Jose Layug, Jr.,
(DOE) Undersecretary
Website: www.doe.gov.ph
Wind Wind Energy Developers Contact Person: Mr. Niels Jacobsen,
Association Association of the President
Philippines (WEDAP)
References
1. Case Study: ―Northwind Bangui Bay 33 MW Wind Farm‖, presentation by Poch
Ambrosio, to QLW3 Workshop at Asian Development Bank, Manila, June 4-5, 2012.
2. ―Philippines Wind Development Status,‖ presentation by Jose M. Layug, Jr. to QLW3
3. ―Wind Energy International 2009/2010,‖ World Wind Energy Association, 2009
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Philippines
(REEEP), 2010.
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Sri Lanka
14. Sri Lanka
Figure 14: Sri Lanka Wind Resource Map at 80m
Opportunities:
 Government offers high feed-in-tariff at LKR 21.56(0.195 USD/kWh)60 for wind power.
 The country benefits from consistent winds over flat landscapes in the south-eastern
and north-western coastal belt. But winds over mountainous regions are highly site
specific.
Challenges:
 Limited land available for wind farms. Finding suitable land for development is
becoming very difficult. Central highlands are inaccessible for wind development.
 Wind power competing with hydropower. Operation of wind plants in high wind
seasons (coinciding with the high hydro season) during off-peak hours restricts future
development. At present, power purchase agreements feature a forced shut down
period during off-peak periods.
 There is lack of transmission capacity in high wind areas and grid stability when
significant wind is injected into the grid.40 MW in recently installed wind capacity has
been unable to connect to the grid, which has resulted in losses for the developer.
 Government has decided to develop a 100 MW large-scale wind farm and have stopped
issuing licenses to the private sector.
60
USD 1.00 = LKR 110.55
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Sri Lanka

Area 65,610 sq km
Major Sources of Electricity Oil and Hydro

Total realizable wind energy potential 20,740MW62
Areas with ongoing wind resource 10 locations
assessment
Total installed wind energy 33 MW (December 2011)
Total wind energy projects in pipeline 64.1MW (June 2011)
20% by 2020
250 MW by 201563

Wind Feed-in-Tariff USD 0.195/kWh

Name/Location Capacity Year Project Cost
Million)
1. Mampuri WPP (Puttalam Area) 10.00 2010
2. Seguwantivu WPP (Puttalam Area) 10.00 2010
3. Vidatamunal WPP (Puttalam Area) 10.00 2010
4. Willpita WPP 0.24 2010
5. Senok Wind Resources (Pvt) Ltd. (Mampuri III) 5.40 2012
6. Senok Wind Energy (Pvt) Ltd (Mampuri II) 10.00 2012
7. Ace Wind Power (Pvt) Ltd 3.00 2012 2.2

8. Nirmalapura Wind Power (Pvt) Ltd 10.00 2012 22.0
9. PowerGen Lanka (Pvt) Ltd 10.00 2012 22.0
10. PavanDanavi (Pvt) Ltd 9.80 2012 26.0
11. NalaDhanavi (Pvt) Ltd 4.80 2012 13.0
12. Ambewala Wind Power (Pvt) Ltd 1.10 2012 1.4
13. DLR Energy (Pvt) Ltd 10.00 2012 17.3
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USAID/SARI Energy
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NREL
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CEB assured Ministry of capacity to absorb 250 MW of wind by 2015 coming from Puttalam (90 MW), and other
areas.
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Sri Lanka
14. Mannar Wind Farm 100.00 2015
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Sri Lanka

Relevant Policy and Provisions Supporting Wind Power Year
National Energy Policy and Strategies provides for the increase in share 2008
of non-conventional renewable energy aside from hydropower by 10%.

Name of Company Type
Senok Wind Power Local private construction company;
constructed the first wind plant
Sri Lanka Wind Power Local wind project development company

1. Obtain Energy Permit from Sustainable Energy Authority
2. Obtain Generation License from Public Utility Commission Sri Lanka
3. Secure standard Power Purchase Agreement from Ceylon Electricity Board

Government Ceylon Electricity Board Website: www.ceb.lk/EPT/NCRE
Sustainable Energy Contact Person: Dr. Thusitha Sugathapala
Authority of Sri Lanka
Website: http://www.energy.gov.lk
Wind Wind Power Association of Contact Person: Mr. Noel Selvanayagam,
Association Sri Lanka President
Email:
References
1. Case Study: ―Seguwantivu & Vidathamuni Wind Power Project― by Manjula Perera at
QLW3 Workshop at Asian Development Bank, Manila, June 4-5, 2012
2. ―Sri Lanka Wind Development Status‖, presentation by Noel Priyantha at QLW3
Workshop at Asian Development Bank, Manila, June 4-5, 2012
3. ―Sri Lanka,‖ Presentation by Thusitha Sugathapaia to QLW2 Conference at Asian
4. ―Wind Power in Sri Lanka,‖ Wind Power.lk, http://www.windpower.lk/index.html
(REEEP), 2010.
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Thailand
15. Thailand
Figure 15: Thailand Wind Resource Map at 80m
Opportunities:
 Strong government support. The Renewable Energy Development Plan (REDP) is

backed by supporting measures to promote renewable energy.
 Consistent energy policy, focusing on encouraging private sector participation,
provides a stable investment climate.
 Low-risk PPA through additional incentives is provided to small power producers (SPP)
and very small power producers (VSPP).
 Thailand has a mature project finance market for wind projects
Challenges:
 Low wind speed in most areas of the country. Best wind speeds in certain areas are
between 6-7 m/sat 90 meter elevation.
 Wind rich areas are in protected national parks and rugged mountainous areas.
 Policy on land use especially on agriculturally designated land
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Thailand

Area 513,115 sq km
Total electrical energy installed capacity 31,500MW
Major Sources of Electricity Natural Gas, Coal, Hydro, Biomass, Oil

Total realizable wind energy potential 190,000MW
Areas with ongoing wind resource Wind resource measurements are taken in 45
assessment wind stations at 40m height, and 23wind stations
at 90m height. Micro scale wind mapping 200 x
200 meter ongoing in 15 zones
Total installed wind energy 7.3 MW (December 2011)
Total wind energy projects in pipeline 645MW
Renewable energy target 25 % by 2021
Wind energy target 1200MW by 2021

Wind Feed-in-Tariff Feed-in Premium (―Adder‖) on top of regular tariff
for wind power. Adder-VSPP is USD 0.15/kWh
(installed capacity <= 50kW) and USD 0.12/kWh
(installed capacity > 50kW) for 10 years. Base
rate is USD 0.09/kWh.
Others • BOI Tax incentives scheme (duty free for
imported machinery, 8-yearcorporate income
tax holiday, and others)
• Technical assistance such as wind energy
potential database available to the public
• Soft Loans for RE+EE investments from the
Energy Conservation Fund (ENCON Fund)
made available through commercial banks
• Government Co-investing scheme (―ESCO
Fund‖) to share risk with private developer
Table 15.4 List of Wind Projects (Installed and Pipelined)64

Name/Location Capacity Year Funding Source
(MW) Operational
1. Lhaem Prom Tep in Phuket 0.02 1992 Electricity Generating
Authority of Thailand (EGAT)
2. Lhaem Prom Tep in Phuket 0.15 1996 Electricity Generating
Authority of Thailand (EGAT)
3. Bann Ta Le Bung, Hua Sai 0.25 + 1.5 2007 and DEDE
District in Nakhon 2009
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Source: Ruangdet Panduang, Director, Wind Energy Group, Thailand.
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Thailand
Srithammarat
4. LumTa Kong Dam in Nakhon 2.5 2009 EGAT

Ratchasima
5. Tao Island in Chumphon 0.25 2010 PEA
6. Chathing Phra District in 1.5 2011 PEA

Songkhla Province
7. Pattani Province 0.25 + 1.5 2012 DEDE

(status:
unknown)
8. KAO-KOR wind farm, 60 2012 (status Ratchaburi Electricity
Pechchaboon Province unknown) Generating Holding Public
Company Limited, Aeolus
Power Co., Ltd , and Chubu
Electric Power Korat, BV
9. HUAI-BONG II wind farm, 103.5 2012 (under KR2 Co., Ltd. Equity:
Nakhon Ratchasima Province construction) Ratchaburi Electricity Generating
Holding Public Company Limited,
Aeolus Power Co., Ltd , and
Chubu Electric Power Korat, BV.
Debt: Kasikorn Bank PLC and
Siam Commerical Bank PLC
10. HUAI-BONG III wind farm, 103.5 2013 First Korat Wind Co., Ltd.
Nakhon Ratchasima Province Equity: Ratchaburi Electricity
Generating Holding Public
Company Limited, Aeolus Power
Co., Ltd , and Chubu Electric
Power Korat, BV. Debt:
Kasikorn Bank PLC and Siam
Commerical Bank PLC
11. Chaiyaphum Wind Farm 90 2014 EGCO
12. Subyai Wind Farm 100 2014 EGCO
13. Thaprarak Wind Farm, 92 2016 -

Nakhon Ratchasima Province
14. Tropical Wind Farm, Nakhon 92 2016 -

Ratchasima and Chaiyaphum
Province
15. KRS3 Wind Farm, Nakhon 92 2016 -

Ratchasima and Chaiyaphum
Province
16. Thepsathit Wind Power, 90 - ADB
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Thailand
Chaiyaphum
17. Theppana Wind Power, 15 - ADB

Chaiyaphum
18. VSPP 72.018 2012-2015 Private Sector

Alternative Energy Development Plan (AEDP 2012-2021) provides Government 2012
funding on research and development activities, encouraging private-led
investment
Revised Power Development Plan 2010
Table 15.6 Procedure for Wind Farm Construction& Useful Contacts64

1. Government- Agricultural Land Reform -
owned land, Office
secure permits and
licenses from
Government
agency.
Royal Forest Department -

Department of Social -
Development and Welfare
The Ministry of Defense -
Local Government -
2. License for Power Energy Regulatory Contact Person: Mr.Pornchai
Generation Commission Pratiphanpreechawut, Deputy Secretary
General
Tel. +6622073599 Ext 529
3. Power Purchase Department of Alternative Contact Person: Dr. Sutubutr Twarath,
Agreement Energy Development and Deputy Director-General
Efficiency
Contact Person: Mr.Graiwan Khutgul,
Director of Wind Energy Group, Bureau of
Energy Research
Website: http://www.dede.go.th/dede/
Energy Policy and Contact Person: Mr.Samerjai Suksumek
Planning Office
Tel. +662612 1555
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Thailand
Electricity Generation Contact Person: Mr. Nattawat

Authority of Thailand Jirawatcharakunaruk
Provincial Electricity Contact Person: Mr. Prasan Meepramul
Authority
References
1. Case Study: ―Huaybong Wind farm‖, presentation by Philip Napier-Moore to QLW3
2. ―Update on Wind Energy Developments in Thailand‖, presentation by Twarath Sutabutr,
Sc.D to QLW3 Workshop at Asian Development Bank, Manila, June 4-5, 2012
3. ―Thailand‘s Wind Energy Status,‖ Presentation by Engr. Ruangdet Panduang to QLW2
Conference at Asian Development Bank, Manila, June 20-21, 2011.
5. DEDE Wind Power Generation for 60 Communities
6. Thailand Renewable Energy Policies and Wind Development Potentials, Department of
Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency, Bangkok, 2010.
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Timor-Leste
16. Timor-Leste
Source: Electrification Plan of Timor-Leste based on Renewable Energy, 2010

Figure 16: Wind Resource Map of Timor-Leste
Opportunities:
 Power projects are candidates for development under the public-private-partnership

policy that is being prepared by the government
 The government has targeted half of all energy needs to be met by renewable energy
sources by 2020
Challenges:
 The power system infrastructure is in poor condition, suffering from high technical
losses and needs urgent equipment replacement
 Commercial losses of the government power utility Electricidade de Timor-Leste (EdTL) is
very high with only around 40% of commercial customers in Dili paying their electricity bills
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Timor-Leste

Area 15,000 sq. km.
Total electrical energy installed capacity 50 MW
Major Sources of Electricity Diesel generating sets

Total realizable wind energy potential 72 MW
Areas with good wind resource The mountainous areas east of Maliana, and
southwest and east of Venilale and Quelicai.
Further testing at five weather stations over a 12

month period and the results of technical
computer analysis have revealed Bobonaro and
Lariguto as having conditions best suited to wind
power.
Other potential wind sites are Fatumean (Cova

Lima) Aituto (Ainaro) and Lebos (Bobonaro).
Total installed wind energy -

Total wind energy projects in pipeline The Lariguto wind farm will be constructed as a
model wind farm development
Renewable energy target Half of all energy needs to be met by renewable
energy sources by 2020
Wind energy target -

Wind Feed-in-Tariff Still to be determined

Million)
1. Baucau 8.5
2. Bobonaro 1 8.5
3. Bobonaro 2 8.5
4. Aileu 11.9
5. Laleia 0.85
6. Lariguto 1 11.05
7. Lariguto 2 5.95
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Sector Assessment (Summary): Energy, Country Partnership Strategy: Timor-Leste, 2010-2015, ADB
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Timor-Leste

1. Timor-Leste Strategic Development Plan 2011 – 2030 2011

Government Secretary of State for Energy Contact Person: Lino M. N. C.
Policy Correia
Website:
References
1. ―Timor-Leste Wind Development Status‖, presented by Lino M. N. C. Correia to QLW3
2. Timor-Leste Strategic Development Plan 2011-2030
3. Sector Assessment (Summary): Energy, Country Partnership Strategy: Timor-Leste,
2010-2015, ADB
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Vietnam
17. Vietnam
Figure 17: Wind Resource Map of Vietnam at 80 m height
Opportunities:
 High wind potential compared to neighbors in Southeast Asia.66

 The government and people show a steady support for renewable energy
development, particularly wind energy to satisfy rapidly increasing electricity demand.
 Regulatory framework for renewable energy is being developed.
Challenges:
 Feed-in-tariff lower than current production costs.

 Land restrictions hinder wind farm construction. Most of the wind-rich locations are
along black sand areas which, by current regulations, should be utilized before wind
farm construction starts. In Binh Thuan province, viable wind farm areas are also marked
for titanium mining.
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Vietnam

Population 86.48million
Area 332,000sq km
Total electrical energy installed capacity 21,297MW
Electrification rate 97 %
Major Sources of Electricity Gas, Hydro, Coal, Oil

Total realizable wind energy potential 642,000MW
Areas with good wind resource Average wind speed in good areas is 6m/s at 60m
height. The potential is comparatively higher in
the central region at approximately 880 MW and
southern region at approximately 855 MW
particularly in the highlands, islands, and coastal
areas. The potential in the northern region is
about 50MW.
Total installed wind energy 30 MW67 (December 2011)
Total wind energy projects in pipeline 37 projects in pipeline (4,296 MW)
Renewable energy target 5% by 2020 (2,900MW)
Wind energy target 11% by 2050

Wind Feed-in-Tariff The government approved a FIT = USD
0.078/kWh68 for wind power plus subsidy of USD
0.01/kWh from the Environment Protection Fund
Table 17.4 List of Wind Projects (Installed and Pipelined)69

(MW) Operational Cost (USD
Million)
1. Bach Long Vy Island 0.8 2005 0.002
2. REVN-BIT Wind Power 30.0 2011 80.000 REVN-BIT
Project, Commune Binh
Thach – Tuy Phong –
Binh Thuan
3. Bac Lieu Wind farm, Bac 120.0 2012 225.000 Cong Ly
Lieu province (status: Construction-Trade-
99MW under Tourism Ltd.
construction)
4. Phu Quy Wind farm, Phu 6.0 2012 16.700 PV Power
Quy Island (status:
unknown)
5. Phuong Mai 3, Binh Dinh 21.0 2012 40.000 Central Region
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68
USD 1.00 = VND 20,656.70
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―Opportunities and Challenges to Scaling Up Wind Power in Vietnam,‖ Presentation by Nguyen Anh Tuan to QLWP
Conference at Asian Development Bank, Manila, June 21, 2010. ―Wind power development status in 2011‖, Institute
of Energy internal report December 2011.
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Vietnam
Province (status: Wind Power

unknown) Company
6. Cau Dat wind farm, Lam 30.0 2012 57.000 Cavico Transport
Dong province (Phase 1) (status: and Construction
unknown)

1. Renewable Energy Action Plan was developed by Electricity of Vietnam 1999
(EVN) and the World Bank jointly. It set out a 10 year framework to be
delivered in two 5-year phases of international assistance to scale up the
development and use of renewable energy for rural electrification and grid
supply.
2. Electricity Law was passed. It promotes exploitation and use of renewable 2005
energy sources for electricity generation. Provides incentives for investment,
tax benefits in renewable energy projects and sets electricity tariffs. It
particularly encouraged construction of decentralized grids and renewable
energy power plants for local users in rural, mountainous and island areas.
3. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) provided rights and obligations of 2007
contractors and implementers. Subsidy provided for CDM projects in
prioritized areas.
4. National Power Development Master Plan (2006-2015) with outlook to 2025, 2007
highlighted development of renewable energy for remote, mountainous,
islands, and border areas.
5. National Energy Development Strategies for Vietnam up to 2020 and outlook 2007
to 2050: The share of renewable energy was set at 3% of total primary
energy supply by 2010, 5% by 2020, and 11% by 2050. It further enunciated
that electrification rate should reach 100% by 2020.
6. Joint Circular: Regulation on price subsidy for products from CDM projects 2008
including wind power generation.
7. Regulations published with conditions and procedures for construction of 2008
renewable energy based small power plants connected to the national power
grid.
8. Decision No 37/2011/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister on incentives 2011
mechanisms to support the development of wind power projects in Vietnam

Name of Company Type
1. Institute of Energy Wind resource mapping, appraisal,
feasibility studies, and wind measurement
2. Subsidiary company of EVN - the Power Monitoring and analysis of wind resource
Engineering & Consulting Company (PEEC3) data
3. GE Energy Hai Phong Wind turbine manufacturer
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Vietnam

1. Selection: Data screening; Site investigation; Registration Provincial People Committee
with PPC; site approval license (PPC)
2. Wind assessment: Installation of wind measurement
equipment
3. Investment report: Preparation of investment report; MOIT or Prime Minister
Requesting for amendment into power development plan;
Approval for investment report
4. Investment project report: Preparation, appraisal and DOIT or MOIT for basic
approval of investment project report; Basic design design
5. Power Purchase Agreement (PPA): Negotiation and Electricity of Vietnam (EVN)
signing PPA with EVN [For projects <30 MW, apply SPPA
(Standard PPA)]
6. Implementation: Detailed technical and construction
design; Total investment report; EPC

Government General Department of Energy, Contact Person: Mr. Pham Manh
Ministry of Industry and Trade Thang
(MOIT)
Website: www.moit.gov.vn
Phone: +84-4-2220 2433
Wind Binh Thuan Province Wind Power Contact Person: Mr. Nguyen Boi
Association Association Khue, Chairman
References
1. ―Vietnam Wind Development Status‖, presentation by Pham Thuy Dzungto QLW3
2. ―Opportunities and Challenges to Scaling Up Wind Power in Vietnam,‖ Presentation by
Nguyen Anh Tuan to QLWP Conference at Asian Development Bank, Manila, June 21,
2010.
3. ―Policies on Promoting Low Carbon Energy Supply in Vietnam,‖ Presentation by Nguyen
Anh Tuan to Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC) Annual Conference 2011,
Tokyo, March 7 & 8, 2011.
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Summary
This compendium of wind energy data was undertaken by ADB to help facilitate the
development of wind energy projects in the Asia Pacific region. The report provides a source of
technical and country specific information to prospective wind developers, investors and
manufacturers to facilitate the development of future wind projects. The initiatives and
implementation philosophies highlighted in this report may also serve as guideposts to power
utilities, policy makers and regulators in the crafting of their own wind energy strategies.
Wind is a high potential alternative energy source for Asia and the Pacific. The current trend
indicates higher growth of wind power installations in Asia compared to both North America and
Europe. Despite the high rate of growth in the past few years, only 2% of the estimated 5,300
GW potential has been harnessed to date. The largest fraction of installations in Asia is in
China and India, but the rest of Asia is poised for high growth as new policies and incentives
emerge to support wind energy development. This report highlights that to accelerate wind
development, many countries need to resolve major issues including lack of accurate wind
resource data, transparent feed-in-tariffs, and supporting infrastructure.
Table 18.1: Summary of Installed, Pipelined, and Target Wind Capacity by

Country
2020
Estimated Installed Pipelined Target
Projected
Wind Wind Wind Wind By
Country Investments
Potential Capacity Capacity Capacity Year
from Wind
(MW) (MW) (MW) (MW)
($ Million)
1 Afghanistan 158,000 0.400 -
2 Bangladesh 20,000 1.9 100 1,200 2020 2,400.00
3 China, People's Rep. of 2,590,000 62,733.0 18,339.00 150,000 2020 300,000.00
4 Fiji Islands - 10 0.5 - 1.00
5 India 100,000 17,372.0 48,000.00 65,111 2020 130,222.00
6 Indonesia 9,300 0.5 - 255 2025 510.00
7 Japan 280,000 2,501.00 175 - 350.00
8 Kazakhstan 2,000 - - - 0.00
9 Korea, Republic of 45,000 407 10,000.00 23,000 2030 46,000.00
10 Maldives 288 - - - 0.00
11 Mongolia 1,100,000 1.4 400 110 2015 220.00
12 Pakistan 80,000 6 556 9520 2030 19,040.00
13 Philippines 55,000 33 220 425 2020 850.00
14 Sri Lanka 20,740 33 64.1 250 2015 500.00
15 Thailand 190,000 7.3 645 1200 2024 2,400.00
16 Timor-Leste 72 - 55.25 -
17 Vietnam 642,000 30 4,296.00 - 354.00
TOTAL 5,292,400 83,137 82,851 251,071 502,957.50
Notes:
a. An estimate of $2,000/kW was used to compute the projected investment cost.
b. For countries without 2020 target wind capacity, the pipelined total was used to estimate the projected total investments.
c. Some countries have set targets for 2015, 2022, 2025, and 2030. The 2020 projected investment cost is a very rough
estimation of the expected capacity by 2020.
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d. Installed wind capacity is as of Dec 2011. Asian country not on the list with significant wind installation is Taiwan with 564
MW. Total installed wind capacity is for all of Asia. Source, GWEC: Global Wind Statistics 2011.
The countries reviewed expect to install about 82 GW of wind power in the medium-term (5 to
10 years), equivalent to about 1.5% of the region‘s wind potential. In 10 to 20 years, the total
operational wind power is projected to be 255 GW70, four times that of the existing capacity.
This estimate could double with appropriate support and incentives in countries with abundant
wind energy potential like Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. To realize this
potential, however, countries need to focus on the following key activities:
 Formulate and implement clear and transparent policies on land use, tariffs and
incentives. Policies were identified as the most important drivers for wind and renewable
energy investments. Countries cannot focus solely on hardware and technology. The
entire system, both software and hardware must be smarter to increase the chance of
success.
 Engage and involve the transmission and distribution utilities and regulators in the early
stages of development. Grid integration is a universal concern for large and small-scale
wind energy development and is a fundamental ingredient to success.
 The Feed-In-Tariff (FIT) must not be treated as a static number. It is something that
needs to be monitored, changed, and evolved. FIT should indeed fit the local political,
cultural and economic situation of the country.
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Total includes installed and pipelined capacity in countries that were not able to provide a 2020 target.
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Appendix I: Case Studies71
This appendix presents two case studies from India and Sri Lanka that provide insights into the
various methodologies being adopted in the South Asian region for appraising and developing
wind power projects.
I.1 India: Wind Farm for Captive Use

Name of the Owner: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
Off Taker: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
Size, Location: 51 MW, Jakhau Site, District Kutch, Gujarat
Project Description
ONGC Ltd. floated a tender for the development of a wind power project in Gujarat on a
turnkey basis. After the technical and financial due diligence were completed, the project was
awarded to Suzlon Energy Ltd. This 51 MW
project has 34 wind turbines with a capacity of
1.5 MW each. The project development activities
included site identification, turbine supply, site
development, wind turbine erection,
development of electrical lines and substation for
the evacuation of power, obtaining necessary
permissions and approvals, and commissioning of
the project. The project was commissioned in
September 2008 and has been in operation since
then.
Equipment Package
The equipment package included nacelle assembly, tower, hub, blade set, power panel, DP VCB
yard, electrical lines, and 34 WTGs of 1.5MW each.
Project Time Line

The project was completed over an eight-month period from the receipt of the order from
ONGC Ltd.
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Source: Supporting Wind Power Take-off in the SARI/Energy Region, Draft Report, Prepared for USAID India,
Prepared by Tetra Tech India, December 2010.
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Wind Regime
The annual average wind power density at the Jakhau site where the project is located is 311
W/m2 measured at the height of 50m from ground level.
Power Generation Estimation

Based on the wind regime at the site, turbine characteristics and the micro-siting of the
turbines at the site, the annual power generation is estimated to be 2,928,000 kWh/turbine,
with a capacity utilization factor of 27%.
Grid Interconnection
The 51MW wind farm is connected to the 220/33kV substation situated at the project site. This
substation was developed as part of the wind project. The 220 kV NaniSindhodi substation is
further connected, through a 220kV line, to the substation of Gujarat Electricity Transmission
Company located at NaniKhakad, which is about 30km from the wind project location.
Costs
The total project cost for the 51MW wind project was about INR 3070 million. The power
generated from the wind project is wheeled at different locations, 98 plants/offices of ONGC,
and used as captive power. Four percent of the power generated from the project is deduced
from the final unit adjustment, and put towards open-access charges (charges for using the grid
infrastructure). The 4% deduction also includes wheeling and transmission losses. By using wind
power at different locations, ONGC reduced its power purchases from the distribution utility at
the industrial rate for power, which is about Rs6.00/kWh.
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Incentives
The incentive mechanisms used by the projects are:
1. Concessional open access charges of 4%, whereas the normal charges are higher for
transactions involving conventional power (e.g., the transmission charge alone is about
INR 2,000/MW/day and 18% transmission losses).
2. There are special provisions for the banking of energy. In the case of wind power plants,
energy generation cannot be scheduled, often resulting in excess generation in real time
rather than demand in the case of captive use. However, the consumer gets credit for all
energy produced and sold on a monthly basis (i.e., the excess generation during the
month is “banked” in the grid).
I.2 Sri Lanka: Grid-Connected Wind Farm (Senok Group)

Names of Owners M/s Segavantivu Wind Power (Pvt) Ltd &
M/s Vidatamunai Wind Power (Pvt) Ltd
Mr Manjula Perera, Chief Executive Officer
Off-taker Ceylon Electricity Board
Size, Location 20 MW, Puttalam
Project Design and Basic Schematic

Gamesa conducted micro-siting for AE59-
800 kW machines considering the wind
pattern and land availability at the identified
site. The wind farm was installed on flat
terrain between 2 and 10 m above sea level.
Both electrical and civil works were

undertaken by Gamesa.
Equipment Package
The equipment package included the
nacelle, blade, tower, anchor, rotor hub, and
electro-mechanical accessories for the tower and nacelle, as required by the customer.
Project Timeline
In order to complete the scope of work – which included supplying the equipment, erecting the
project, commissioning, and supervising the civil foundation – the project’s timeline was
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originally envisioned to be six months. However, due to a few unforeseen events related to
logistics, it was completed in about eight months.
Wind Regime
The wind regime that prevails at the Puttalam site is class IIIA as per the IEC classification. It is
suitable for AE59-800 kW machines that were installed for this project.
Power Generation Estimates

The estimated gross annual power generation is 2.8 million kWh per WTG and the gross plant
load factor is about 40%. The estimated net power generation from the wind farm is about 65
million kWh per year.
Grid Interconnection
A 33 kV grid is connected to the wind farm to evacuate the power generated and a 14.7 km
transmission line has been constructed to the nearby substation in Kallady.
Tariff and Costs

The project developer has signed a PPA with Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) for a period of 20
years, with a 3-tier tariff, starting at LKR 22.53 for the initial 8 years, followed by LKR 8.19 for
years 9 through 15. From year 16, LKR 1.62 will be paid as the tariff, with an additional LKR 2.46
for O&M. At present, CEB is the sole purchaser of power, with no alternative sales options
available.
Incentive Mechanism
As a government policy initiative, the Ministry
of Power and Energy has set a target of 10% of
renewable power by 2015. Apart from the
tariff, which is attractive at present, there is no
other incentive mechanism available in Sri
Lanka to promote wind energy at this time.
Also, the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority

is responsible for issuing permits for setting up
renewable energy projects, including wind
energy, and for determining the tariff.
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Appendix II: CDM for Wind Projects72
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in 1992 to
address the issues surrounding climate change and their implications. Developed countries,
referred to as Annex I countries in the Convention, were given emission reduction targets. The
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), developed in 1997 at the Conference of Parties under
the UNFCCC, is a market mechanism to encourage the sustainable development of developing
countries, referred to as Non-Annex I countries, in a way that reduces greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions.
The CDM, as defined in Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol, allows a country with an emission-
reduction or emission limitation commitment under the Kyoto Protocol (Annex I of UNFCCC) to
implement emission-reduction projects in developing countries. The CDM is the first global,
environmental investment and credit scheme of its kind, providing a standardized emission
offset instrument called a Certified Emission Reduction (CER).
In order to participate in the CDM, there are certain eligibility criteria that countries must meet.
All parties must meet three basic requirements: voluntary participation in the CDM, the
establishment of a national CDM authority, and ratification of the Kyoto Protocol.
The CDM is supervised by the CDM Executive Board (CDM EB) and is under the guidance of the
Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC. The Executive Board supervises the operation of CDM
and has the final say on whether a project is approved or not. It also lays out procedures and
guidelines for CDM. The figure below outlines the procedures involved for a successful CDM
project.
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FigureII-1. The CDM Project Cycle
Host Country Approval – CDM Project Cycle
Design Project Proponent Applicant Entity
Designated Operational Executive Board

Entities & COP/MOP
Validation/ Designated National
Verification Authority
Executive Board
Monitoring Project Proponent
Verification/ Designated Operational

Certification Entities
Executive Board
Insurance
Certified Emissions
Reductions
II.1 The CDM Project Cycle

The CDM project cycle starts with the development of Project Concept Note (PCN), which is
submitted to the national CDM authority. Based on the PCN, the authority approves or denies
the project (this is an essential step for registering the project with the CDM EB). A typical wind
CDM PCN contains basic information about the project, such as capacity planned and location
details.
The most important step in developing CDM projects is the preparation of the Project Design
Document (PDD), which provides all the information about the project. It also contains a
description of the baseline methodology and how the project satisfies the additionality criteria.
(“Additionality” means that the project is additional to what would have happened in the
normal course of policy implementation and technological development; it is intended to prove
that the project would not have been implemented without CDM benefits.)
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II.2 Baseline
The baseline is the emissions that would occur in the absence of the proposed CDM project,
and it must be developed for the project. A number of baseline methodologies have already
been approved by the CDM EB; they can be used if the project is similar to the project for which
the baseline has been approved. There is also an approved simplified methodology (ACM 002)
that most small-scale (less than 15 MW) wind projects can use. While the ACM 002 provides a
number of baseline options, the proposed project must provide baseline data related to
emissions from other generating sources, primarily thermal power generation, in addition to
generation data.
The development of CDM projects and their construction can occur in parallel. The best time to
initiate CDM project development is at the time of project conceptualization and certainly
before the investment decision. Table II-1 provides the approximate timing for the steps
involved in CDM project development, up to the issuance of CERs.
Table II-1: Approximate Time Line for CDM Cycle
No. CDM Project Cycle Time Schedule

1. Preparation of project idea note and project concept note 2 weeks
2. Preparation of project design document 8 weeks
3. Host country approval 6 weeks
4. Public web-hosting 4 weeks
5. Site visit for validation 1 week
6. Addressing draft validation report 20 weeks
7. Request for registration 4 – 8 weeks
8. Web hosting at UNFCCC 4 weeks
9. Registration 2 weeks
10. Monitoring 52 weeks
11. Preparation of monitoring report 1 week
12. Site visit for verification 1 week
13. Web-hosting of verification report 2 weeks
14. Request for issuance of CER 2 weeks
15. Issuance of CER 2 weeks
Total Time required for receiving CDM revenue 110 weeks
II.3 Wind Energy and CDM

In the renewable energy sector, one of the major beneficiaries of CDM is wind energy,
especially in countries like India and China. By mid-2010, energy projects totaling some 31,000
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MW of installed capacity have applied for CDM registration. Of these, 1,665 energy projects
have been registered. In the SARI/Energy region, India leads wind power project registration
with some 104 wind projects now registered.
Wind power projects, like any other renewable energy project, have high initial investment
requirements with longer payback periods, which increase project risk. Various governments
have provided incentives to overcome this risk. Registering a wind power project as a CDM
project also provides additional revenue through the sale of CERs generated from the project. A
number of financial analyses have found that CDM revenue is capable of raising the return on a
wind project by 3-4%.73 Thus, CDM would help projects that fall just below the viability
benchmark in terms of IRR, to become viable.
II.4 Current Issues

Of late, wind power projects have scrutinized by the CDM Executive Board. The primary reason
for this has been the continuous changes in the modalities and procedures of the Board in an
attempt to make the entire system more stable. The huge inflow of non-additional wind
projects under the CDM was also a spur. As a result, many changes were made to the existing
rules and regulations for CDM projects.
Figure II-1shows a decreasing number of wind power projects in the CDM pipeline. When it
comes to India, about 755 MW of wind power projects have not achieved registration. These
projects have either been rejected by the Executive Board, been withdrawn by the developers,
or given a negative validation report by their respective Departments of Energy, or the
developers have terminated the project themselves. Out of these, projects comprising almost
600 MW had started the validation process during 2006-2008. Clearly, the frequent and drastic
changes brought about during this time have adversely affected the projects in the pipeline.
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Recently, the CDM Executive Board released a guideline to establish that project promoters
consider CDM as one of the critical sources of revenue before seeking investment in the
project. This guideline, which also leaves much open to interpretation, greatly affected projects
that either started the CDM process recently or have not been able to complete their
validation. The worst affected are projects that were already in the pipeline or in advanced
stages of validation. As a result of the release of this guidance, the validation for existing
projects was started all over again. There have been a number of cases when even after the
submission of number of official documents; the project promoters have not been able to
convince their Department of Energy of the worth of their project. The result has again been
either a rejection of the project or a delay in project execution.
Common Practice Analysis

The common practice analysis is an additional test that large-scale projects (above 15 MW)
need to complete following the financial additionality principle. The test basically establishes
the fact that wind power projects without CDM are not a common practice within a particular
area or a jurisdiction, e.g., a State or province. For CDM wind power projects, this becomes a
problem, especially in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra, which have
the largest number of wind project installations. However, this would not be a major problem
in other South Asian countries, which currently have few wind installations. Although many
developers appear to be familiar with CDM rules and claim to have applied for CDM
registration, there is little quantitative data on the number of submissions and their status.
With the CDM Board increasing their standards for compliance, the need for additional data
development will be critical.
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Increased Transaction Costs and Other Procedural Issues
The transaction costs for getting a project registered have seen a multifold rise. This can be
attributed to the increased number of rules and regulations in CDM, and the simultaneous rise
in the number of CDM projects. This is especially true in the case of the validation/verification
fee, which has increased by at least 50% over the past four years. This issue is further magnified
because of the fact that CER prices have been falling. If this trend continues, small-scale project
promoters might not feel encouraged to apply for CDM revenue at all.
Table II-2. Typical Costs for a CDM Project
S. No Description Cost
1 Project development charges US$ 10,000- 15,000 + Success Fee 0.5-5%
2 Validation charges US$ 13,000– 20,000 (one-time fee)
3 Monitoring &verification charges US $ 8,500 – 10,000 (Every Year)
4 UNFCCC registration charges 0.1 US$/CER up to 15,000 CERs, 0.2 US$/CER after
15,000 CERs
No charges if annual average is less than 15,000
CERs
5 Adaptation fund fee to UNFCCC 2% CERs per annum
6 Carbon exchange fee (If CER 2 – 5 % of CER transacted
transacted through an exchange)
II.5 Voluntary Emission Reductions: A Feasible Alternative

Due to the procedural and technical issues associated with the CDM, many project developers,
especially those of older installations, are steadily moving towards other voluntary standards.
Many of these standards hold promise as good alternatives to the stringent CDM rules and
regulations, and allow wind projects to begin realizing revenues in less time than they would
under CDM. Initially, the voluntary market was looked at for pre-registration credits or projects
rejected by CDM. Now, an increasing number of people are making a conscious decision to
move ahead with the voluntary carbon market for their projects.
Currently, two standards are dominant in the voluntary market: The Voluntary Carbon Standard
and the Chicago Climate Exchange. These standards do have a disadvantage, however: because
they are not as stringent as those in the CDM, the price that the voluntary emission reductions
fetch is quite low as compared to CERs. At present, a Voluntary Carbon Unit (from the
Voluntary Carbon Standard) and a Carbon Financial Instrument (from the Chicago Climate
Exchange) are being traded at approximately 4€ and $2 per instrument, respectively, as
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compared to a CER, which is being traded at around 14€ (the spot market price on 5 September
2010).
On the other hand, the future of projects that were recently, or are currently being,
commissioned is beginning to look brighter under the CDM. Post-2012, such projects are likely
to be registered with minimum difficulty. In addition, the CDM’s new Gold Standard is a
qualifying project standard with a focus on sustainable development. A Gold Standard project is
likely to earn a premium of at least 3-4€/ CER above the usual CER prices.
While the opportunity for increased CDM support for wind projects is substantial – clearly a
large proportion of the more than 5,500 MW of the development pipeline could benefit from
CDM – the opportunity has not been fully explored by the region’s governments and policy
makers. CDM remains a powerful tool to further augment private sector investment in wind
power and Power Ministries should fully support project registration.
II.6 CDM Best Practice

Besides proving a project to be additional, certain practices can facilitate the registration of a
CDM project. For example, informing the CDM Executive Board and the National CDM Authority
early about the possibility of developing a project (even if it is only at a conceptual stage) will
provide evidence that the project was conceived with CDM at the earliest stages. Further, good
documentation is key to speedy registration, as the facts and figures mentioned in the CDM
PDD often require third-party documented proof. Last, the timely appointment of consultants
and a validation agency will increase the probability that the project will be registered
successfully.
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Appendix III: Wind project development checklists75
This appendix was adapted from Soren Krohn’s paper “Wind Power Projects in Developing
Countries: Key Barriers and Solutions for Wind IPP/BOO Projects,” September 2010.
III.1 Policy and Regulation

The economic feasibility of developing large-scale wind energy depends primarily on having
high wind speeds on sites accessible to electricity transmission equipment and roads, and on
the economic cost of alternative forms of power generation. The practical feasibility of large
wind projects, including their financing, is highly dependent on having an adequate legal and
regulatory framework. The tables below list typical barriers cited by developers and possible
ways to address them. Some solutions apply only to projects tendered on the basis of a
tendered independent power project/build-own-operate project (IPP/BOO project), whereas
others apply to fixed-price feed-in tariffs (FIT); this is noted in the text below.
Institution and Capacity Building,

First Pilot / Demonstration Project
Barrier Possible Solutions
1 Many government agencies In order to succeed in building projects, wind power needs to be
are involved in the regulation high on the political agenda. Many governments have had success
of wind, but there is little in setting up an effective inter-agency task force to fill in the
effective coordination missing pieces of the legal and regulatory framework. The task
force should consult with the wind industry to clarify technical
issues.
2 It is difficult to create This difficulty maybe overcome to a certain extent by tendering an
comprehensive legal and IPP/BOO project internationally, and in areas where regulation is
regulatory environment for missing, do “regulation by contract.” If properly prepared, e.g., grid
wind sector development interconnection requirements can be recycled as a general grid
code for wind turbines and wind farms.
3 Government/utility pre- The government/utility should ensure that a grid study and a
development of tendered complete preliminary environmental and social impact assessment
IPP/BOO projects is necessary have been completed before bids are due. Otherwise, the winning
if projects are tendered on bidder may be blocked by, e.g., missing environmental permits.
predetermined sites Final site measurements are most efficiently done by pre-qualified
developers.
4 It is critical that meteorology Wind power needs far more precise wind speed measurements
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First Pilot / Demonstration Project
masts be correctly installed in than those needed for weather forecasting: An error of 1% on the
accordance with the IEC mean wind speed may translate into a loss of 3% of power
standard and equipped with generation. The first meteorology masts in the country should be
MEASNET or equivalent installed by certified international wind measurement consultants,
calibrated quality instruments and local staff should be trained to erect and maintain masts (guy
wire tensioning, visual inspection, safe data collection). Local
cellular phone mast erection contractors often have staff that can
be trained for this purpose.
5 Technicians for turbine O&M First-rate turbine suppliers will train local staff to do routine O&M
are not available work. Experienced operators of diesel gensets or engineers
managing ship engines are excellent candidates for this type of
work.
6 Procurement expertise in Training programs are required. Because thermal projects are
relation to wind IPP/BOO technically and economically different from wind projects (wind
projects is missing projects resemble small run-of-river hydro projects to a certain
extent), some specific wind expertise is required in writing requests
for proposals and assessing bids.
Economic Barriers for Wind at Power Generation Planning Stage

1 Market failure to include Government should have utilities include externalities when
externalities in the financial analyzing economics in power generation planning in order to
analysis of wind projects obtain the true social cost of power generation.
2 Competition from subsidized The utility’s economic analysis / excess cost compensation
fuel for conventional thermal mechanism should include the true opportunity cost of fuel savings
power (fuel can be exported or imports reduced, and there may be savings
on fuel subsidies)
3 Improper or no accounting for Power system planning models such as WASP (not to be confused
fuel price risks in power with the wind resource analysis model, WAsP) systematically
systems planning makes choose minimum-cost solutions with high risk, even if alternative
countries choose short-term, lower-risk solutions are available with a minimal cost increase.
low-cost solutions without Sensitivity analyses based on varying the rate of discount do not
regard for long-term risk reveal this very real risk.
Models exist for calculating the historical tradeoff between costs

and risks for power generation portfolios and portfolio
optimization. (The World Bank’s ESMAP model for assessing fuel
price risk in power systems planning is in the public domain. More
recent versions are available, but such modeling requires additional
training.)
4 Dominance of conventional One key advantage of wind, hydro and geothermal projects are that
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thermal power allows fuel the fuel is free, and that the electricity offtaker can do 20-year fixed
price risks to be passed onto price contract for electricity supplies.
clients - or de facto absorbed
by public budgets
5 Electricity markets not geared “Gate closure times” in electricity markets (i.e., the planning
to wind horizon for power generation in number of hours between the time
power plants offer their electricity for sale and the time when it has
to be delivered) may be too long to benefit from short-term wind
energy forecasting. Gate closure times should be shortened to what
is technically necessary for actual dispatch.
Energy Tariff & PPA Issues

1 20-year take-or-pay PPAs Wind energy is extremely capital-intensive, so long-term (basically)
unavailable fixed-price PPAs are a necessity to obtain a reasonable price per
2 Feed-in tariff may be kWh, regardless of whether the tariff is determined by a tender or
modified politically at any by a feed-in scheme. Since the technical lifetime of a wind farm
time built according to IEC standards is 20 years, the lowest prices can be
obtained if the owner can get a PPA corresponding to the technical
lifetime of the plant.
Changes to tariffs in feed-in based tariff systems should only apply

to new projects, where investments have not started.
3 No sustainability of tariff The costs of wind energy can met by spreading them on the
scheme electricity tariff base, placing a levy on transmission, a renewable
energy fund, or initiating compensation for the true opportunity
cost of fuel saved from power generation.
4 Creditworthiness of the Projects may need to be backstopped by partial risk guarantees
electricity offtaker is (political risk and general payment risk) from MIGA or export credit
inadequate insurance organizations.
5 The fixed feed-in tariff or RE It is difficult to determine the appropriate level of a feed-in tariff in
bonus per kWh is inadequate a new market, i.e., a tariff that is adequate, yet does not give
to ensure the profitability of excessive profits on the best sites. Some mitigation can be obtained
projects through tariffs, which are differentiated by wind resource or
profitability (the Danish, German or French models). The best way
to determine a commercially viable tariff is to start with an IPP/BOO
demonstration scheme and tender a few wind farms on the basis of
the kWh price under such a scheme.
6 Wind energy cannot compete If fuel subsidies cannot be reduced, compensation mechanisms can
financially due to subsidies to be implemented for the electricity offtaker (for, e.g., domestically
fuels for power generation produced fuel freed for export or saved) rather than being given as
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subsidized fuel for power generation.
7 Economic incentives are Basically this is a question of determining an appropriate tariff - by

inadequate, (taxation, etc.) tendering or a fixed-price feed-in tariff (FIT). Special incentive
schemes may serve to make the pricing/tariff issue less transparent.
Permitting and Licensing Issues

1 Unexpected permitting and Permitting/licensing requirements should be built into
licensing requirements may requirements for BOO projects, so that the winning bidder will have
wreck an otherwise fully demonstrated compliance with the requirements for obtaining
developed wind project permits/licenses.
For price-based tariff schemes (FIT) a “single window” approach (a

single government agency that coordinates all permitting
requirements) is extremely useful. This has been done for offshore
wind with success in Denmark and elsewhere, often through
national energy agencies or national investment authorities.
Public Land Use Policy

1 Exclusivity arrangements with In fixed-price FIT systems, it is best to have competition for land use
developers (often land (auction based on rent per MWh), with annual land rent to be paid
speculators) lock up valuable in any case, until the project is commissioned. It is definitely
high-wind resource land, necessary to have a time limit for a land lease expiry before
which remains undeveloped commissioning occurs. Possible model inspiration may be obtained
in Ireland's offshore wind territory lease system.
For tendered BOO/IPP projects on sites to be found by developers,

non-exclusive letters of intent of governments for land leases can
avoid the lock-up problem during the bidding phase. (A good
example is the Government of Québec.)
For tendered BOO/IPP projects on predetermined sites, the issue

does not arise (only one bidder will win the right to use the site).
Land speculators may not be helpful to the process of building a

viable pipeline of projects. In that case, access to public lands
should be limited to pre-qualified, bona fide developers, with
sufficient technical and economic qualifications. (This is usually
done in all tendered IPP/BOO projects.)
2 Land rent If any land rent must be collected, it is best (because it presents the
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least risk for the developer and thus the lower acceptable tariff) if
the annual rent is based on actual energy production, i.e., on an
amount per MWh.
In quantity-based systems (tendered IPP/BOO projects) land rent

will be reflected in the bid price, hence zero rent for public land
may be optimal in price-tendered projects. It is usually necessary to
specify a minimum number of MW for the particular land area to
ensure the efficient use of valuable high-wind resources. (The
number of MW varies with the terrain’s surface roughness,
topography and wind climate, and requires expert advice.)
III.2 Wind Project Development

The tables below list typical barriers cited by developers and possible solutions. Some solutions
apply only to projects tendered on the basis of a tendered IPP/BOO project (on the basis of the
kWh price), whereas others apply to fixed tariff systems (FIT); this is noted in the text below.
Wind Resource & On-Site Measurements

1 Lack of knowledge of national Meso-scale wind atlas based on satellite data, weather model
wind resources and probable reanalysis data, and meteorology models. Preferably also a national
generation costs ground-based meteorology mast measurement program to verify
this modeling. This can be used as a basis for further exploration
and measurements on potential sites. World Bank (ESMAP)
guidelines for terms of reference are available for meso-scale wind
atlas mapping.
Developers or land speculators who have measured before others

(and frequently taken out options for land leasing) often consider
this a low priority, since they prefer to remain in a situation where
they have an effective knowledge monopoly and can lock up the
best land with good wind resources.
2 Lack of reliable long-term A government-run long-term wind measurement program for each
wind data makes wind energy relevant region may be needed. Good examples are the DANIDA
resource estimates uncertain and GtZ-financed program in Egypt, which has been operating for
>15 years, and a GtZ-financed program in 12 regions of Syria, which
has been operating for> 5 years. (Poorly planned & poorly managed
wind measurement programs abound in many countries on several
continents.)
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3 The government does little or Pre-development work on promising sites with good wind
no pre-development work for resources, grid access and good accessibility makes sense only if the
potential sites, and little or no sites are tendered competitively (by bidding for a MWh price). If the
regulatory work related to site is thus pre-selected, it is important that the government take
wind energy on all the project risks under its control in order to minimize the risk
for bidders and their MWh price. Prior environmental impact
assessment, screening is also necessary. The regulatory framework
needs not be complete for the first projects; the problems may be
solvable by “regulation by contract.” (See Section III.1.)
If developers are to find sites on their own, then logically pre-

development work is the developer's responsibility, for example, in
a classic FIT system. In this case, however, it is necessary that the
legal and regulatory framework has been properly established,
dealing with all the issues listed in these tables (and more).
4 Moral hazard problem if the Bidding developers, not the electricity offtaker, should measure
electricity offtaker wind on sites tendered for IPP/BOO projects, since the developer
(government or utility) has takes the wind resource risk. An operational model for a voluntary
measured wind on a joint site measurement program for pre-qualified bidders has been
predetermined site to be developed in Egypt for its 2,500 MW IPP/BOO wind program. This
tendered as an IPP/BOO model is now also being copied in Syria.
project: There is an incentive
to exaggerate the wind
resource, and the quality of
measurements may be
insufficient, making it too
risky for financiers.
5 Low quality of wind The quality requirements of the developers and their financiers are
measurement and sketchy the determining factor in whether a project succeeds. Hence, it is
resource modeling preferable if minimum quality standards correspond to the bankers’
requirements in tendered requirements. This is the basis for the mandatory measurement
IPP/BOO contracts increase requirements in the Egyptian IPP/BOO tender model mentioned
project risks above. Likewise, resource modeling using WAsP or other
internationally bankable software should be required. Otherwise
project financing may be impossible to obtain.
6 Poor or no digital The Egyptian tender model includes advanced aerial laser scanning
topographical high-resolution of sites. There are economies of scale in site mapping, however,
maps are available for sites and governments could digitally map multiple sites as part of their
being tendered as IPP/BOO pre-development work for tendered IPP/BOO projects. There is
projects. This increases risks more trust in the offtaker doing this type of measurement work
in resource modeling and than in their wind measurements, since topographical
consequently bid prices. measurement quality can be verified ex post, whereas wind
resource assessments can only be verified after the wind farm has
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been built.
7 No geotechnical sampling The Egyptian tender model mentioned above includes geotechnical
prior to tendering sites sampling.
increases risks for bidders
(foundation costs).
Environmental and Social Impacts

1 Wind development competes A nation program of pre-screening relevant regions for
with other land uses in the environmental and social issues (e.g., birds, telecommunications,
province/region archeological sites, waterways), as well as preliminary
environmental impact and social assessment studies, is
recommended. Map layers can be combined with the wind atlas
and generic grid reinforcement cost map to find suitable
development areas.
2 Project risk regarding whether For IPP/BOO projects at predetermined sites, the government
environmental and social should do preliminary environmental impact and social assessment
impact assessments will be studies, ensuring a near-certain approval of project.
positive or not
3 Private land use: Poorly A land registration program may be needed to determine property
defined property rights or rights in the area of the site. Special problems can arise when
indigenous people's rights handling collectively owned. There is extensive literature on the
subject available from the World Bank (and its upcoming
publication on best practice for handling environmental and social
issues in relation to wind farms) and other sources.
4 Private land use: Landowner It is important that all landowners within wind farm perimeter
resistance to the project receive some sort of compensation per turbine on their land plus
compensation for access roads. In some jurisdictions transmission
mast compensation rules can be used as a model. Even landowners
without turbines or road use should receive some (lower)
compensation to avoid political blockage of project from non-
compensated landowners. Good elaborated model guidelines were
issued in Ontario, Canada.
6 Laws or resistance against Land need not be purchased for wind farms, but can be leased for
land being taken out of the duration of the PPA, and legislation and regulations should
farming allow this. Close to 98% of the land area will remain arable after a
wind farm has been installed.
7 Local resistance to the project Community income sharing schemes have been implemented in
due to lack of information / other power generation projects. Best practices for local
participation information / hearing practices can be obtained from, e.g., ADB, IFC
or World Bank safeguard guidelines.
8 Concerns about safety for All wind turbines installed in the country must be required to be
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neighbors and workers on site type certified for a technical lifetime at least equal to the duration
of the PPA by an accredited entity in accordance with the most
recent version of the IEC 61400 standards as fit for purpose in the
site environment.
9 Ornithological concerns about Ornithological studies (1 year) may be required as part of
bird or bat populations environmental impact assessment (EIA) in critical areas. Mitigation
measures may be needed (e.g., temporary stoppage during high-
density migration, if the wind farm is placed in an important bird
migration path). The determination of whether an area needs
additional studies is best done in the environmental screening
phase (point 1 above), where zones may be labeled as red
(prohibition), yellow (bird studies required), or green (no bird
studies required).
Public Spatial Planning (Zoning)

1 Poor site area planning leads Wind farms generate turbulence downstream, and turbulent
to interference (wind shading) energy cannot be used for power production. It is essential that
between wind farms, and wind farms be carved out so that they do not shade one another.
increases risks and required An upstream wind farm will reduce energy production downstream
tariffs needlessly (this is a by 10-20% depending on turbulence intensity and terrain surface
common problem in very roughness. Poor site planning also means that use of the wind
high-wind zones with densely resource will not be optimized, possibly wasting 15-20% of the
packed wind farms) energy and with correspondingly higher required tariffs. Adjacent
wind farms should be long slices in the prevailing wind direction,
with the borderline following the prevailing wind. Buffer zones for
wind to recover are required between wind farms, notably
downstream. A single large wind farm optimized by a single owner
will usually exploit the land area best.
2 Poor site planning in relation There is excellent software on the market (e.g. WindPro, Wind
to noise and shadow flicker Farmer) that can be used to define appropriate distances between
may cause problems with turbines and residences to meet a regulatory requirement that the
neighbors and cause sites to theoretical noise level will not exceed, say, typically 40 dB(A) (this
require re-planning maximum limit needs to be defined in regulations). Likewise,
shadow flicker is only a real problem in a narrow strip southeast of
each turbine (in the Northern hemisphere). Exclusion zones can be
mapped using this standard software. (Again, the acceptable
maximum number of shadow flicker hours needs to be defined in
regulations).
3 Military or civil aviation Rules for aerial markings on tall wind turbines need to be
authorities may object to established. Good standard models for this are available (red/white
siting stripes on blades, and for very tall turbines, night lighting). But
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concrete decisions may need to be taken in relation to topography
(mountain ridges) and proximity to air corridors (e.g., end of
runways in airports are off limits, but no major problems elsewhere
around airports).
4 Telecommunications Turbines should not be placed directly in microwave transmission
authorities may object to corridors. Standard rules are available for this. Otherwise, there are
siting generally no major radio or TV interference problems. Wind
turbines often have double use as towers for cell phone
communications.
5 Road authorities may object The setback from roads is usually regulated to be about 100 m.
to siting
6 Decommissioning Decommissioning requirements should be defined in the PPA or
requirements for wind farm regulated generally. The best practice is to require that foundations
undefined, risk of ghost wind are removed to 1 m below grade and that land is restored to its
farms original state after the PPA ends. Any turbine that has been out of
service for a year must be removed from the site and the terrain
restored when decommissioning. A security/guarantee
arrangement for this (bond) is useful to include in the RPF
documents or the PPA.
Experience/Capacity for IPP/BOO Projects

1 Disagreement about which Best practice for all tendered IPP/BOO contracts is that the party
party bears which risks in who effectively can control each risk or who most cheaply can cover
IPP/BOO contracts it, bears that risk. For risks that are outside the control of either
party such as exchange rate risks, and prices that affect project
economics, they are usually most cheaply carried by the electricity
offtaker. It is in the interest of the electricity offtaker to reduce
project risks as much as possible in order to achieve a low electricity
price. The offtaker will have an interest in doing as much pre-
development as possible in the special case of IPP/BOO tendering
on predetermined sites in order to reduce risk.
2 BOO or BOOT contracts? According to IEC standards, wind farms have a standard certified
technical lifetime of 20 years. PPAs should generally have a term of
15-25 years and a decommissioning requirement, and terminate
thereafter. It is unwise to insert any option for the bidder to
continue projects after this point, since economic conditions may
change substantially in the meantime (giving windfall capital gains
to project owner).
3 Price indexation of PPA The primary economic advantage of wind energy is that the
contracts electricity offtaker can do fixed-price electricity contracts for a 20-
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(applies to FIT contracts as year period. Wind farm projects should thus normally be done as
well) primarily fixed-tariff (energy only) take-or-pay contracts for the
duration of the PPA. Wind farm owners are safe with this solution,
since they will take out nominal, not real (price-indexed) loans from
their financiers. A small component limited to labor and parts
content in O&M (maximized to about 15-20% initially) could be
indexed.
Exchange rate indexation is another issue treated under the finance

section. Price indexation of bids between the time of bidding and
financial close or commissioning is a separate issue.
Critical Mass Issues, Local Participation, Local Content

1 High local content The most important prerequisite for local manufacturing is to have
requirement beyond balance- a stable wind program with a time horizon of at least 5-10 years,
of-plant (i.e. roads, and a credible continuity of national policy despite changes in
foundations and electrical government. Otherwise, it is too expensive to make investments
works) is not economic for and train local staff. Local manufacturing, particularly of small
small projects volumes, may imply significant cost and reliability penalties. Simple
one-off programs in a single year will only generate local work on
installation (balance-of-plant), but this may be quite significant: 20-
35% of project investment.
2 Tower manufacturing is most Transportation costs often mean that towers can be manufactured
amenable to localization for locally economically for larger projects. Towers account for a
larger projects relatively large share of the value of a wind turbine, about 15-20%.
Local manufacturing requires ISO 9000-series certification of the
supply chain.
3 Nacelle assembly is Nacelle assembly accounts for around 2% or less of the price of a
(mistakenly) seen as a wind turbine. Hence, there is no economic gain, little employment
valuable means of and high quality risk associated with local manufacturing. The
employment and technology manufacturing process for wind turbines in not substantially
transfer different from other forms of large machinery manufacturing.
4 Rotor blade manufacturing Rotor blade molds are expensive assets, which - like blades - are
requires high, continuous difficult to transport. Hence, they need to be run with high capacity
order volume utilization, i.e., the local market has to be relatively large and
continuous. Raw materials normally need to be 100% imported.
Blades typically account for 12-15% of the value of a wind turbine.
Local manufacturing requires ISO 9000-series certification of the
supply chain.
5 High local content is more Annual volume is politically uncontrollable in a FIT system and in
difficult to achieve in price- practical terms also uncontrollable in a green certificate system.
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based (FIT) system than in Volume and suppliers can be controlled accurately in a pipeline of
quantity-based tariff systems IPP/BOO tenders (or EPC tenders by the national
utility/government).
6 Small project size fails to Large, experienced international wind developers with good access
attract experienced to finance focus on projects in the 100-250 MW range, or on
international bidders and pipelines or bundles of projects from this size and up. Small projects
turbine manufacturers in below 50 MW may have difficulty getting turbines, if they are the
tenders first in a region without an established service network.
A possible way of obtaining a critical mass of MW is to bundle

several non-contiguous project sites into a single tender, as is being
done in the Philippines.
III.3 Wind Power Transmission Grid Integration

The tables in this section treat the typical technical and administrative barriers to transmission
grid integration of wind power in developing countries.
Typical Transmission Grid Issues in Developing Countries

Barrier Possible solutions
1 Little or no knowledge of Capacity building for TSO staff is required, including basic wind
wind power characteristics, power technology, power quality and grid support properties of
(e.g.,. assumption that wind modern wind turbines, meteorology, and use of short-term wind
power is intermittent 100%- forecasting in dispatch. The simulation of power generation should
0% in seconds rather than be based on historical local meteorology data and historical hourly
several hours) load curves.
2 No existing standard grid A grid code for wind turbines and wind farms should be established
code adapted for wind based on mainstream large international markets, but adapted to
turbines or wind farms local grid conditions. If the first project is an IPP/BOO project,
define and subsequently recycle interconnection requirements as a
general grid code.
3 Grid studies, including For larger wind farms it is necessary to include such studies in the
dynamic grid stability transmission project related to the wind farm.
studies, are not available for
the project
4 Weak grids and long radials It is extremely useful to prepare a generic grid reinforcement cost
to reach (often remote) study for each (wind-relevant) section of the transmission grid (to
windy areas require grid be updated, say, after 3-5 years).
reinforcement / grid
extension. Wind developer This study will complement a national meso-scale wind resource
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demands for grid connection map in order to search for economically suitable sites and begin
in remote areas may be local wind measurements.
costly to meet.
A separate transmission queue is needed for an IPP project
5 No clear responsibility for pipeline, with clearly defined responsibilities for the transmission
transmission systems system operator.
operator to provide
interconnection for IPP wind
farms
6 Transmission master
planning not adapted to
IPPs: Long transmission
project queue, often
requiring waits of 3 years or
more. Master plan revision is
slow.
7 Wind projects are often The transmission grid should be considered a public good, to be
required to bear the cost of financed through a “postage stamp” transmission tariff.
grid reinforcement / grid
extension, even if a stronger Central planning can be useful to make wind energy development
local grid or a grid extension take off: Governments and development banks can help finance
to remote areas also grid extension to windy areas, where pre-assigned sites can be
benefits local consumers tendered as a pipeline of IPP projects.
and the electrical utility.
Example: Egyptian Red Sea Coast, where 3,500 MW of IPP &
8 First projects in a remote, government-owned projects will be built 300 km away from the
high-wind area cannot bear main transmission grid. The Egyptian Government, World Bank,
the cost of grid extension, African Development Bank, EIB and KfW are financing the grid and
but additional projects EIA for the whole area.
could. This “chicken and
egg” problem prevents wind
development from taking off
in potentially promising
high-wind zones.
9 Auto-generation wind Replicable models have been developed in India and Morocco, for
projects face problems of example.
negotiating interconnection
fees, wheeling and banking
rights, and agreements on
the cost of balancing power.
10 Grid maintenance planning IPP contracts need to be take-or-pay contracts, with damages to IPP
not adapted to wind IPPs: equal to the actual lost production in case of any grid interruption,
TSO may demand right to since the maintenance event is controlled by the TSO and can be
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interrupt grid, say 1% of the planned for the low-wind season. Otherwise, the developer may
hours of the year. require some (1% / capacity factor) in the risk premium!
11 Connection requirements for No technical need to apply transmission codes at the distribution
small wind farms (connected voltage (MV) level.
at the distribution voltage
level) are sometimes as
demanding as for large wind
farms connected to the
transmission grid.
12 Long “gate closure times” in Gate closure times can be shorter, limited only by technical
electricity market / least- requirements for dispatch.
cost dispatch planning
makes it difficult for wind The dispatch center needs to run a short-term wind generation
supplies to be scheduled forecast model, if there is a high level of wind penetration in the
efficiently grid control area. Larger IPP wind farms should be required to
supply real-time wind data from on-site meteorology masts and
generation and availability data from SCADA systems for the wind
forecasting model.
13 Large concentrations of wind Grid codes should provide for remote control of wind farms or
farms in remote areas put clusters of wind farms by the dispatch center, e.g., for variable
additional demand on grid reactive power compensation, and in emergency situations where
management functions to the possibility of energy curtailment ranges from 0-100%.
ensure grid stability
14 Capacity credit - if part of Wind does have a capacity value in the grid, which can be
the tariff system - may determined by simulation models including historical data for wind
discriminate against wind by and electricity demand, and observing a given loss-of-load
assigning it zero capacity probability. These analyses indicate that for moderate amounts of
value wind in the grid, say, up to 20% by energy, the capacity value is
about equal to the average capacity factor for wind power.
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III.4 Financing and Costs
This chapter addresses financing and cost issues related to large-scale wind projects. There is a
considerable overlap with the previous chapters, in particular policy & regulation and project
development. The table attached below lists typical barriers to financing projects. Each subject is treated
in more depth in the other chapters.
Examples of Major Risks for Wind Farm Financing

1 Risk allocation between Risk should be carried by the party able to control the risk or to
contracting parties most cheaply mitigate the risk (e.g., the developer takes the wind
risk, the government guarantees against regulatory changes with
major economic impact). Risks beyond the control of either party
(e.g., exchange rate risk, price index risk) are generally most cheaply
carried by the electricity purchaser.
2 Developer qualifications: Form consortia with experienced companies
Insufficient experience,
inadequate capital base
3 Electricity offtaker with little A contractual framework needs to be established in accordance
IPP experience and a poor with best international practice. Lack of regulatory framework can
credit rating partially be remedied by "regulation through contract.”
A PPA may need to be backstopped by government guarantee and

partial risk guarantee from credit insurance company / MIGA
(political risk, payment risk).
4 Wind resource uncertainty, Governments and development agencies can finance modern
lack of long-term reference meso-scale wind atlas work based on satellite data, meteorological
data, poor site modeling and meteorological reanalysis data. Guidelines for ToRs
measurements are available from the World Bank (ESMAP).
Due to poor long-term meteorology data in many developing

countries, a ground-based long-term provincial measurement
program is often needed to obtain reference data, which is used to
calibrate measurements in order to find long-term mean wind
speeds. There are good examples of such programs in Egypt and
Syria.
Bankable site measurements need to be done by certified

consultants. At least 12 months of measurement if good, long-term
reference data are available from nearby locations; otherwise, a
longer time period for measurements is preferable.
5 Construction risk Form consortia with experienced companies with local knowledge
and experience.
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6 Land risk, property rights Property rights programs for land registration may be needed, and
poorly defined, lack of a government land use policy is needed.
government land use policy
7 Environmental and social Prior screening of land use by the government is extremely useful
risks (good examples can be found in Denmark and Germany). Such
screening may involve bird studies, mapping microwave corridors
for telecommunications, aerial marking requirements close to
airports, potential archeological finds, etc.
Environmental and social impact assessments are needed, and

mitigation measures may need to be implemented.
Information and participation schemes for local communities,

landowner compensation schemes.
8 Grid risk: Inadequate grid Grid codes for wind turbines and wind farms (preferably modeled
studies, including dynamic on grid codes from major markets) are needed. Grid studies for site
stability studies. Missing grid area are required to ensure technical feasibility.
code or requirements that
do not correspond to actual
grid strength/stability
9 Revenue risk: Poor Firm PPAs of 20 (or at least 15) years with fixed prices are necessary
creditworthiness of the to obtain an acceptable electricity price.
offtaker, firm PPAs of 20 (or
15) years duration not
available, tariff subject to
political uncertainty
10 Tariff inadequate for rate of Wind projects are very capital-intensive and require a (mostly fixed)
return and/or debt service tariff to service debt. Only O&M costs (max 15-20%) need
coverage indexation.
11 Power curtailment risk Contracts must be take-and-pay and compensate for actual loss due
to grid outages or grid maintenance. (Actual loss should be
calculated from meteorology mast measurements on site and an
empirical power curve for the wind farm.)
12 Availability and operations Power purchaser should require quality turbines from experienced
risk manufacturers that are IEC certified by an accredited entity as fit
for purpose in the site environment. Turbine models that have
proven high availability in previous large wind farm projects in
similar climatic conditions are preferable.
Sufficient manufacturer warranties and service contracts with

training of local staff and manufacturer service team in region.
Spare parts and consumable stocks are needed near the site.
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An experienced wind farm operator with an appropriate training
program for local staff is required.
13 Health & safety risks Adequate health & safety program is required from the developer.
Occupational safety requirements should be state-of-the-art from
developed markets (e.g., fall protection, lifts in large turbines).
14 Inadequate legal and In countries new to wind power, in particular developing countries,
regulatory framework there is often a legal and regulatory vacuum. This makes it
impossible to design projects so that they can be shown to be
compliant with existing regulations, which may in turn make it
impossible to finance projects. Developers are attracted to markets
where the framework conditions are known, or where at least the
government is aware of the regulatory gaps and capable of plugging
them through contracts.
15 CDM/JI and other carbon CDM/JI and other carbon finance is difficult to handle for
finance is difficult to handle developers, and hence attributed little or no value, when
for developers calculating their required tariff. Consequently, it is best for the
government to handle carbon finance.
16 Depth of local long-term If it is not possible to obtain long-term finance in local capital
capital market insufficient markets, then contracts will have to be in hard currency - or
indexed against hard currency.
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American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) website, www.awea.org.
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State Transmission System.
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Wind Energy Future in Asia

A Compendium of Wind Energy Resource Maps,

The report contains the following chapters:

 Executive summary contains a comprehensive review of the report.

 Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Pakistan have attractive wind resource

Asian Wind Energy Market

Chart 1: The Global Trend of Installed Wind Power Capacity by Region

Chart 2: The Regional Trend of Installed Wind Power Capacity

Chart 3: Wind Potential and Capacity in Highest Resource Countries

Chart 4: Wind Potential and Capacity in Moderate Resource Countries

A Cheaper, Cleaner Alternative

Wind: Cost Effective Energy Generation

Source: EWEA, The Economics of Wind Energy, March 2009

Figure 1: Afghanistan Wind Resource Map at 80 m.

Table 1.1 Demographic and Basic Energy Data

Table 1.2 Wind Energy Data

Table 1.3 Fiscal and Regulatory Incentives

Table 1.4 List of Wind Projects (Installed and Pipelined)

Table 1.5 Relevant Policies

Table 1.6 Useful Contacts:

Figure 2: Bangladesh Wind Resource Map at 80m

 Weak regulatory incentives have failed to encourage private sector investments in

Table 2.1 Demographic and Basic Energy Data

Table 2.2 Wind Energy Data

Table 2.3 Fiscal and Regulatory Incentives

Table 2.4 List of Wind Projects (Installed and Pipelined)

3. Parky Saikat Grid 50-200 2013 To be IPP basis

Table 2.5 Relevant Policies

Table 2.6 Procedure for Wind Farm Construction

Table 2.7 Useful Contacts:

LGED-Renewable Energy Website: http://www.lged-

3. China, People’s Republic of

Figure 3: China Wind Resource Map at 80m

Table 3.1 Demographic and Basic Energy Data

Table 3.2 Wind Energy Data

Table 3.3 Fiscal and Regulatory Incentives

Table 3.4 Pipelined Wind Projects by Region9

Table 3.6 Local Wind Turbine Manufacturers

Table 3.7 Project Approval and Permit

Table 3.8 Useful Contacts

Figure 4: Wind Resource Map of Butoni Wind Farm

Table 4.1 Demographic and Basic Energy Data

Table 4.2 Wind Energy Data

Table 4.3 Fiscal and Regulatory Incentives

Table 4.4 List of Wind Projects (Installed and Pipelined)

Table 4.5 Relevant Policy Supporting Wind Power

Table 4.6 Procedure for Wind Farm Construction

Table 4.7 Useful Contacts:

Figure 5: India Wind Resource Map at 80m

Table 5.1 Demographic and Basic Energy Data

Table 5.2 Wind Energy Data

Table 5.3 Fiscal and Regulatory Incentives

Table 5.4 Wind Projects by Region (Installed and Pipelined)[3]

Table 5.5 Relevant Policies

Table 5.6 Local Capacity [3]

RegenPowertech 1,500 Gearless Variable Sync IIIA

Table 5.7 Procedure for Wind Farm Construction

Table 5.8 Useful Contacts:

Figure 6: Indonesia Wind Resource Map at 80m