Error minimisation of wind power forecasting project of NIWE
Student name: Mr Shantanu Vaishnav
Guide: Dr Jami Hossain
Year of completion: 2017
Host Organisation: Indian Wind Power Association (IWPA)
Supervisor (Host Organisation): Mr S. Gnanasekharan
Abstract: This report contains details regarding the Wind Power Forecasting project currently being
undertaken by the Indian Wind Power Association (IWPA) and the National Institute of Wind
Energy (NIWE) in the state of Tamil Nadu. A brief introduction has been given which shows how
forecasting is done across the world and what are the procedures and steps to do wind power
forecasting. It also shows different types of forecasts which are done globally and what are the
key parameters required to develop an effective forecasting mechanism. It shows how IWPA
initiated the wind power forecasting project in Tamil Nadu and how NIWE, along with Vortex, a
Spanish company, has developed its own mechanism to undertake the wind power forecasting
project, the services of which are being given to the state electricity board and the SLDC.
Finally, it shows the work carried out by me to fine tune the forecasting system and see if the
forecasting error can be minimised. It shows the errors in the real-time generation data coming
from some of the substations in the state and how it is affecting the forecasting model of NIWE
along with a few other minor errors.
Keywords: Indian Wind Power Association, National Institute of Wind Energy, Wind Power
Forecasting, Forecasting Error.
