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Siemens Gamesa bags largest wind turbine order in India

New Delhi: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, the Spanish wind energy giant, today announced it has bagged largest order for wind turbines in India. 

“Under the terms of the EPC contract entered into with Sembcorp Green Infra Ltd, a 100% subsidiary of Sembcorp Energy India Ltd, Siemens Gamesa will build the 300 MW wind farm, at which it will install 143 of its SG 2.1-122 turbines, making it the largest single order secured by Siemens Gamesa in India,” the company said in a statement, adding its positioning in India has received an important boost with the order. 

Sembcorp Energy India is an independent power producer develops and operates power generation assets across the thermal and renewable energy sectors in India. At the end of December 2017, the company had an overall power generation capacity of around 4.37 Gigawatt spread across seven states in India.

Under the order, Siemens Gamesa will provide all the infrastructure needed to equip and operate the facility, located in Gujarat and will also maintain the facility, which is due to be commissioned in April 2019, for 10 years.

The company also announced this is the first order placed for the SG 2.1-122 turbines which are specifically fine-tuned for low-speed sites such as those prevalent in India. The wind farm will be connected to India's Interstate Transmission System and supply power to multiple states, helping them meet their renewable energy requirement.

"This contract marks a landmark in Siemens Gamesa's strategy in India on account of both the size of the project and the technology selected. Moreover, it sends a very positive signal regarding the market's momentum and shores up our confidence in its full recovery," said Ramesh Kymal, CEO of Siemens Gamesa's onshore division in India.

Siemens Gamesa has been present in India since 2009. Its total installed base of capacity recently crossed 5 Gw mark. The company has two blade factories in Nellore in Andhra Pradesh and Halol in Gujarat, a nacelle factory in Mamandur in Chennai in Tamil Nadu and a service centre in Red Hills in the same city.