Wind Power
The once-impoverished village benefited from the building of the nearby Muppandal wind farm, a renewable energy source, which supplies the villagers with electricity for work. The village had been selected as the showcase for India's $2 billion clean energy program which provides foreign companies with tax breaks for establishing fields of wind turbines in the area. Coordinates - . Now huge power-producing windmills tower over the palm trees. The village has attracted wind energy producing companies creating thousands of new jobs, dramatically raising the incomes of villagers.
The suitability of Muppandal as a site for wind farms stems from its geographical location as it has access to the seasonal monsoon winds.
Now there are more sites identified for windmills around this area (Muppandal and surroundings) and wind energy generation capacity is estimated to be around 1500 MW, which is about 20% of that of India.
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