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Detailed explanation-1: -New Delhi: ReNew Power on Tuesday said it has installed India’s first 3x platform wind turbine generators (WTGs) in Gadag, Karnataka. “The WTGs have a nameplate capacity of 3.3-3.465 MW and are 128-140m in height.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first wind power generation turbine in Karnataka was installed in Gadag district 1996. The Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited has approved that the velocity of wind in the district was suitable for wind power generation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tuppadahalli onshore wind farm is a 56.1MW power project being built in Karnataka, India. The wind farm is located 55km from Chitradurga and 260km from Bangalore, the capital city of Karnataka.

Detailed explanation-4: -Large-scale development of wind power began in 1985 with the first wind project in Veraval, Gujarat, in the form of a 40-kW Dutch machine (make Polenko) connected to the grid.