Monsoon windfall: Karnataka rides the wind to record power generation

Bengaluru: After years of fluctuation between El Nino and La Nina conditions, Pacific Ocean’s return to a neutral phase in early 2025 not only brought abundant pre-monsoon and monsoon rainfall across India but also provided a major boost to wind energy generation in Karnataka. The early onset of both weather systems, along with strong and gusty winds with speeds of 40 to 50 knots per hour, helped the state achieve new heights in wind power generation over the last three months.

Sources in energy department said wind power generation in Karnataka increased by 24% compared to the last three years. “While Karnataka generated 3,821 million units of wind power in 2022, it generated a record 4,769 million units of wind power until July this year.