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Muppandal (wind)
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Overview
Muppandal in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu is one of the largest onshore wind farm clusters in India.
Strong, steady winds funnel through the Aralvaimozhi pass in the Western Ghats during the south-west monsoon, making the site ideal for wind turbines.
Tamil Nadu is among the leading states for installed wind power capacity.
Geography and key facts
- Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu
- Large wind farm cluster
- Winds funnelled through the Aralvaimozhi pass
- Tamil Nadu: a leading wind-power state
Why it matters for UPSC
Renewable energy locations (Muppandal wind, Bhadla solar, Pavagada solar) are useful map points.
Note for UPSC
Tamil Nadu; a large wind-power cluster near the Aralvaimozhi pass.
Power plants are asked as plant–state pairs and by type of energy.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Muppandal (wind) yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Power plant
- State / UT
- Tamil Nadu
- Kind
- wind
- Coordinates
- 8.250°N, 77.590°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
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