Kappatagudda (Gadag) Wind Power Plant

The Kappatagudda wind power plant is situated at Kappatagudda, Gadag District, Karnataka, India. The total installed capacity of the wind farm is 5 MWe.

This is a fully operating power plant and the power from the plant is mainly used for boosting the load. This is an on shore type wind farm located in Gadag District. The total number of turbines used here is 20. The wind farm has two different units. The first unit is commissioned in 1996 and the second unit is commissioned in 2003. The first unit has 9 turbines and the second unit has the remaining 11 turbines. The turbine model used in both the two units is Suzlon. The peak MWe per turbine is 0.225 (for the first unit) and 0.23 (for the second unit). ILC Industries is the developer of the wind farm and KPCL is the operator of the power plant.

How to Reach: Kappatagudda wind power plant is located in the Kappatagudda town of Gadag district in Karnataka. Gadag Junction railway station is the nearest railway station and Hubli airport is the nearest airport.

Power Plant Details

• Project Name – Kappatagudda Wind Farm India

• Commissioned Year – 1996

• Total Installed Capacity in MW – 5 MWe

• Status of Plant - Fully operating power plant

• On shore/off shore - on shore

• Total number of turbines used - 20

• Peak MWe per turbine - 0.225 (unit 1), 0.23 (unit 2)

• Turbine model used - Suzlon

• Address - Kappatagudda, Gadag Dist., Karnataka, India

• District – Gadag district

• State – Karnataka

• Contact Number - 080-22256568, 080-22269930-37

• Email – cccm@karnatakapower.com

• Fax – 22252144

• Website – http://karnatakapower.com

• Units Operational – 2

• Unit Commissioned – All units are commissioned