People and Planet: To all appearances, wind energy in India is booming – but it could very well be nothing but an optical illusion. For despite rising installed capacity and huge investments, India only uses a small proportion of the potential wind energy that has been installed. In more technical terms, India does not manage to generate enough power from wind because of lower than average plant load factors (PLF). This is reported in its latest expose by Down To Earth magazine, a New Delhi-based …