MNRE Amends ALMM Procedure For Wind Turbines

23 Feb 2026 CW Team

The amendment modifies provisions of an earlier order issued on 31 July 2025 and focuses on compliance requirements for critical components. The revised procedure clarifies standards and timelines related to main bearings, yaw bearings and pitch bearings while seeking to avoid disrupting project schedules. The clarification also aims to give developers greater predictability when planning procurement and construction schedules.

Projects where bids were closed before 31 July 2025 and that are scheduled to be commissioned within three years of the issuance of the earlier order will be exempted from compliance with the amended requirements. The main bearings requirement will not apply to projects already bid or to be bid before 31 July 2027 and the mandate will be implemented only after a review of supply chain conditions. The approach is intended to protect projects that are already in advanced stages of procurement and construction. Developers and manufacturers are expected to coordinate closely to align supply with revised compliance windows.

Additional exemptions will apply to wind projects to be commissioned within 18 months from 31 July 2025 under captive, open access or third-party sale modes. Those projects will receive a one-year exemption for compliance related to yaw and pitch bearings until 31 January 2028 and a two-year exemption for main bearing requirements until 31 January 2029. All other provisions of the 31 July 2025 order remain unchanged and the amendment has been issued with the approval of the competent authority to support project execution timelines while addressing supply chain challenges.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued an amendment to the procedure for inclusion and updating of Wind Turbine Models in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for wind turbines. The amendment is designed to provide relief to ongoing wind power projects in India in light of persistent supply chain constraints. The ministry framed the amendment to offer temporary regulatory flexibility while preserving long-term safety and performance expectations for turbines. The ministry said the measure seeks to balance technical compliance with practical project execution needs. The amendment modifies provisions of an earlier order issued on 31 July 2025 and focuses on compliance requirements for critical components. The revised procedure clarifies standards and timelines related to main bearings, yaw bearings and pitch bearings while seeking to avoid disrupting project schedules. The clarification also aims to give developers greater predictability when planning procurement and construction schedules. Projects where bids were closed before 31 July 2025 and that are scheduled to be commissioned within three years of the issuance of the earlier order will be exempted from compliance with the amended requirements. The main bearings requirement will not apply to projects already bid or to be bid before 31 July 2027 and the mandate will be implemented only after a review of supply chain conditions. The approach is intended to protect projects that are already in advanced stages of procurement and construction. Developers and manufacturers are expected to coordinate closely to align supply with revised compliance windows. Additional exemptions will apply to wind projects to be commissioned within 18 months from 31 July 2025 under captive, open access or third-party sale modes. Those projects will receive a one-year exemption for compliance related to yaw and pitch bearings until 31 January 2028 and a two-year exemption for main bearing requirements until 31 January 2029. All other provisions of the 31 July 2025 order remain unchanged and the amendment has been issued with the approval of the competent authority to support project execution timelines while addressing supply chain challenges.

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