SWPPL Manurpalayam is a 21 MW wind power plant in Tamil Nadu, India. It is operated by SWPPL. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 18k homes (estimated). It ranks #1470 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2018, it is around 8 years old — recently built. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 5.0% of India's electricity; the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1026773.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 21 MW, SWPPL Manurpalayam is below the median wind plant in India (24 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of India wind capacity
- 0.6% of 3,647 MW across 108 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 11 of 17 dated wind plants in India are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in India
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by SWPPL.
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 10.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #60 largest wind power plant of 108 in India by capacity.
India has 108 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 3,647 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Tiruppur 2 · Wind · 1.5 MW · Tamil Nadu
- Tiruppur · Wind · 1.5 MW · Tamil Nadu
- Bannari Amman Spinning Mills Wind Power Project · Wind · 11.2 MW · Tamil Nadu
- Sai Sulphonates Wind Mill · Wind · 1.5 MW · Tamil Nadu
- HZL Palladum Wind Farm · Wind · 21 MW · Tamil Nadu
- Anikkadavu Wind Farm · Wind · 19.8 MW · Tamil Nadu
Location
Coordinates 10.8166, 77.3199 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is SWPPL Manurpalayam?
SWPPL Manurpalayam is a 21 MW wind power plant in Tamil Nadu, India, commissioned in 2018.
Who operates SWPPL Manurpalayam?
SWPPL Manurpalayam is operated by SWPPL.