JSW Energy Adds 159 MW Wind Power, Total Capacity At 2.8 GW

Mumbai-based JSW Energy has added 159 MW of new wind power capacity this quarter, bringing its total operational capacity to 8,400 MW. This expansion comes ahead of the wind season and can help meet the rising energy demand during the upcoming peak period.  Following this addition, the company’s total operational wind capacity now stands at 2,826 MW.

JSW Energy continues to expand its renewable energy portfolio, with approximately 8.0 GW currently under construction. The company aims to reach a total installed generation capacity of 20 GW well before FY2030.

JSW Expands Wind Energy Projects

JSW’s latest projects, including Amazon’s investment in a 180 MW wind project at JSW Energy Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu, are boosting the company’s wind energy portfolio. In a recent investor call discussing its quarterly results, JSW Energy stated, “Net capacity addition for the quarter stands at 9.3 GW, compared to 2.9 GW added in the same quarter last year. Capacity additions were primarily driven by 7.9 GW of renewable energy, with 7.1 GW from solar and 800 MW from wind.”

Discussing the JSW’s latest acquisitions, JSW Energy Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sharad Mahendra said, “On January 10, 2025, we completed the acquisition of a 125 MW wind project from Hetero Labs and Hetero Drugs Ltd. at an enterprise valuation of approximately ₹630 crore. This portfolio has a blended tariff of ₹5.22 per unit and an average remaining plant life of 15 years. With this addition, our total installed capacity now stands at 8,242 MW.”

He further added, “We are on track to reach 10 GW of capacity by the end of FY25. In the last quarter, we added 377 MW to our organic renewable projects, all of which were wind, representing 47% of the country’s total wind capacity addition of 800 MW in Q3. We are currently constructing 1.1 GW of wind projects for SECI.”

Discussing the company’s wind energy expansion, JSW Energy stated, “Our renewable generation increased 18% YoY, mainly due to the addition of 928 MW of wind capacity over the past 12 months.”