The company will install 206 SG 2.2-122 wind turbines for its first wind power projects with Alfanar in the country. The order includes two wind farm projects which will be developed in Bhuj in the state of Gujarat.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has secured its first order in India
with Alfanar for the supply of 206 units of the SG 2.2-122 wind turbines
for two wind farms, totalling 453 MW. Both projects will be located in
Bhuj, Gujarat, where the company will supply 202 MW for one project and
251 MW for the other. The wind farms are expected to be commissioned by
2020.
The SG 2.2-122 is specifically optimized for low wind, low
turbulence sites typical of the Indian market, thanks to extremely low
power density and high efficiency. This turbine has been crucial to
cement Siemens Gamesa leading position in India having sold over 1 GW in
the current fiscal year.
“Alfanar is already our customer
globally and we are happy to announce this first deal with the company
in India. Repeated big orders such as this certainly boosts our
confidence and demonstrates customers’ trust in our capabilities. With
the SG 2.2-122 – a turbine made for India, we expect to deliver better
value to our customers through innovative, tailor-made solutions,” said
Ramesh Kymal, Onshore CEO of Siemens Gamesa in India.
Mr. Jamal
Wadi, CEO, Alfanar Global Development, said, “As one of the global
players for developing renewable projects, we are happy to partner with
Siemens Gamesa yet again, this time for part of our 600 MW portfolio
awarded under the SECI bids which we are developing in Bhuj, India. With
more than 3 GW of greenfield development in the pipeline for Alfanar in
India, our main goal is to provide value and benefit to the community
by partnering with reliable manufacturers”.
According to GWEC
India is ranked 4th in global wind power installed capacity. The onshore
potential in the country is promising as it stands at 300 GW of which
only 35 GW have been tapped. India’s government has established a target
of reaching 65 GW of cumulative wind power capacity by 2022.
Siemens
Gamesa has operated in India since 2009, and the base installed by the
company recently surpassed the 6.2 GW mark. The company has two blade
factories in Nellore (Andhra Pradesh), and Halol (Gujarat), a nacelle
factory in Mamandur (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) and an operations &
maintenance centre in Red Hills (Chennai, Tamil Nadu).
