Muppandal
Muppandal
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Muppandal is a small village on the southern tip of
There is a legend that
Wind power
The once-impoverished village benefited from the building of the nearby Muppandal Wind Farm, a renewable energy source, which supplies the villagers with electricity for work.[2][3] This is the second largest onshore wind farm in the world. The village had been selected as the showcase for India's $2 billion clean energy program which provides foreign companies with tax breaks for establishing fields of wind turbines in the area. Coordinates - [8°15'39"N 77°32'55"E]. Now huge power-producing windmills tower over the palm trees. The village has attracted wind energy producing companies creating thousands of new jobs, dramatically raising the incomes of villagers.[1]
The suitability of Muppandal as a site for wind farms stems from its geographical location as it has access to the seasonal monsoon winds.[2]
Now there are more sites identified for windmills around this area (Muppandal and surroundings) and wind energy generation capacity is estimated to be around 1500 MW, which is about 20% of that of India. [4]
Shrine
In Muppandal, there is an image of Avvaiyar in the temple dedicated to the poet. According to tradition, this is the spot where she died.[5]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "Wind power boosts Southern Indian economy". Aljazeera.net. 2 November 2003. Retrieved 28 October 2006.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Tapping the Wind - India". February 2005. Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2006.
- ^ Watts, Himangshu (11 November 2003). "Clean Energy Brings Windfall to Indian Village". Reuters News Service. Retrieved 28 October 2006.
- ^ Watts, Tamil Nadu (23 August 2007). "Massive Wind Turbine Generator". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 August 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2007.
- ^ Padmanabhan, S. (5 November 2004). "Shrine for the Tamil poetess". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 February 2019.[dead link]