First Offshore Wind Project of India (FOWPI)

FOWPI's scope includes technical advisory designs which shall be used by the Indian offshore wind stakeholders to advance preparations and reduce risk for project developers and investors. FOWPI will bring the vast experience from offshore wind rich countries of Europe to the Indian wind industry and help the country in strengthening its offshore wind energy sector. FOWPI project is led by COWI A/S Denmark with local key-support provided by WinDForce Management Services Ltd and COWI India Ltd involved in the project implementation. FOWPI will undertake specific technical studies for the selected area of 70 sq. FOWPI team has gathered the information about existing wind farms like London Array, Gwynt y Môr, Greater Gabbard, etc. FOWPI team has gathered the information pertaining to wind turbines models in operation at various wind farms across the globe and currently available in the market. First Offshore Wind Project of India (FOWPI) is a project funded by European Union (EU) and it aims to support Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) in strengthening the country's offshore wind energy sector and provide technical assistance in preliminary implementation of first off-shore wind farm project of India, on a sea bed area of 70 sq. Best practices to estimate the future energy production of an offshore wind farm.