Jayant Kumar Sahoo

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela-769008, Odisha, India (E-mail: jayantks1998@gmail.com)

India has taken significant steps toward offshore wind energy deployment as part of its broader energy transition strategy. Government initiatives led by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), including the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) mechanism and offshore wind leasing programs, have identified the continental shelves off Gujarat and Tamil Nadu as priority zones for early projects (MNRE, 2024). These areas collectively host several tens of gigawatts of estimated offshore wind potential and are expected to support pilot and commercial-scale developments over the coming decade.