Suzlon Energy Limited has received an order from gas utility company GAIL to build and commission 11 units of 2.1 MW wind turbines in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka by the end of 2011-12.
This is GAIL's fourth order with Suzlon. The first two projects are located in Gujarat. The first is a 4.5-MW project commissioned in March 2010, and the second was a 14.7-MW that is under execution.
A part of these projects is meant to fulfil GAIL's captive power requirement, with the remainder for power sales to the local power distribution utilities concerned. The sale of the power generated to the local power distribution utilities will be under the long-term purchase power agreement at the fixed preferential feed-in tariff.