*Research Scholar, Bharathiar School of Management & Entrepreneur Development, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
**Associate Professor, Bharathiar School of Management & Entrepreneur Development, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
Online published on 11 July, 2017.
Wind energy is one of the leading renewable energy resources that are not exhausted over time. It is a good resource for the reason that it can not only produces little or no polluting emissions, but also can help to meet the growing energy demand. Today India is the world's fifth largest producer of wind power after Denmark, Germany, Spain and the USA. Tamil Nadu is considered as a seventh destination among wind power potential areas of the country. The study is conducted in the Coimbatore and Tirupur districts of Tamil Nadu, where there has been an increase in windmills from 2002 onwards. The study intents to analyze the windmill industry in Coimbatore and Tirupur district and understand the factors influencing the performance of windmills. Further the trend projection of the average power generation of TNEB and Private WEGs in Coimbatore and Tirupur Districts up to the year 2015 is done to identify the power generation potential in the two districts. The survey is conducted among a sample of 75 wind mill investors using an Interview Schedule.
