Wind Turbine Supply Chain Management Portal
Why in News?
Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi officially launched WT-MARUT (Wind Turbine Materials and Resources Utility Tracker), India's first dedicated wind supply chain portal, on 15 June 2026.
Nature and Purpose
- First Indigenous Centralized Hub: WT-MARUT serves as India's first indigenous, centralized digital tracking system engineered explicitly to manage, track, and optimize the domestic wind energy manufacturing ecosystem.
- Boosting Atmanirbhar Bharat: The portal is designed to systematically reduce India's reliance on foreign imported wind components while building local self-reliance.
- End-to-End Visibility: It enables a completely transparent, live-tracking map of turbine components—from raw tier-structured processing to assembly lines and final project installation sites.
Key Infrastructure and Operational Features
- Automated ALMM Compliance: The portal features integrated tools to automate and monitor compliance with the government's Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) framework, ensuring strict domestic content rules.
- Supplier Discovery System: It functions as an active business-to-business (B2B) ecosystem where project developers can safely discover, qualify, and interact with authenticated Indian component suppliers.
- Cross-Sector Collaboration: Acts as a unified communication bridge linking distinct stakeholder networks including component designers, independent power producers (IPPs), original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and policy regulators.
- Export Readiness Analytics: Features advanced analytics that assist local manufacturers in aligning their equipment specifications with strict international quality metrics to enhance global trade.
Strategic and Economic Context
- Ambitious Capacity Targets: The digital platform was launched to help accelerate infrastructure execution as India works toward its official target of 100 GW of wind capacity by 2030 and 155 GW by 2035.
- Current Capacity Landscape: India has already installed over 53–56 GW of wind capacity, but this utilizes only a minor fraction of the nation's total estimated potential of 1,164 GW.
- Surging Export Milestones: The launch aligns with a massive boom in the sector. According to a joint IWTMA-PwC industry report, India's wind turbine and component exports crossed a historic ₹12,000 crore in FY 2025–26, marking a nearly 50% year-on-year increase.
- Capturing Global Market Share: By digitizing the supply chain, the government aims to support domestic manufacturers in capturing 10% of the global wind turbine export market by 2030 and 20% by 2040.
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