Wednesday, August 18, 2010

ARALVAIMOZHI LARGEST WIND POWERPLANT

Aralvaimozhi is the one of the largest wind powerplant.Here large number of Wind turbines are there.These wind turbine have been owned by the private sector as well as government sectors.Aralvaimozhi is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari District in the state of Tamil NaduIndia. It is a small village situated in southern India.


Aralvaimozhi is near the Muppandal wind farm. This farm is the largest in Asia and supplies the villagers with electricity for work.It is well-known for being the greatest source of wind energy in Asia. The farm is located near the once impoverished village of Muppandal.Wind mill is the major attractive side of Aralvaimozhi.The wind mills are erected and technically-supported by multinational majors in the field of renewable energy like Vestas, Suzlon, Micon, etc. The steady flow of wind for these wind-mills is made possible because the Muppandal Wind Farm is situated on a mountain gap (pass) in the Western Ghats, through which the wind gushes through, for a major part o the year.


Wind Turbine

Close view

Like wind turbine feild

Along with mountains