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CHENNAI: A private renewable energy company has won a bid to set up a 300MW wind energy park in Coimbatore district . "Wind power generation has picked up, especially in the evening and morning and we are able to evacuate not less than 4,000MW. This has come as a blessing in disguise, as it will help shore up coal stock," said a senior Tangedco official. "We have shut down some thermal units of Tangedco only due to availability of wind power, though we have coal stock to the extent of seven days. The Hyderabad-based Mytrah Energy won the bid, for which tender was floated by Solar Energy Corporation of India on Monday with a tariff of 2.52 per unit.At present, the wind power units in Tamil Nadu are of lower capacity with a maximum of 1MW..