Gamesa Wind Turbines Private Limited has signed an order for 250 MW capacity Wind Power Projects with Orange Renewable. Of this, 100 MW will come up in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh and the rest in Madhya Pradesh.
Promoted by AT Holdings Pte. Ltd, Singapore, Orange Renewable has teamed up with Gamesa for supply of 125 units of G97– 2.0MW– T104 across the three identified sites. While 100 MW at Anantapur and 50MW at Ratlam are scheduled to be completed by March 2016, the 100 MW project in Agar, Madhya Pradesh is to be commissioned by September 2016.
For the Anantapur project, Gamesa will provide turnkey solutions. In the case of the 150 MW Madhya Pradesh project, it will be responsible for project supply, erection and commissioning.
Ramesh Kymal, Chairman and Managing Director- Gamesa India in a statement said, “This order further cements Gamesa’s partnership with Orange Renewable. With a turbine made for India, we expect to deliver better generation for our clients and contribute positively to India’s renewable energy capacity addition targets.”
Sudhir Nunes, Chief Executive Officer, Orange Renewable said, “With our strong wind resource and technology differentiation this 250 MW project adds substantial value to our growing portfolio and further expands our geographical presence to southern India states.”
India has emerged as one of the most promising wind power markets with the installed capacity expected to increase from 23,000 MW to 40,000 MW by the end of 2019, according to sector consultancy BTM's estimates.
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