Gamesa to supply wind generators to Indo Rama Renewables

Chennai:Gamesa Wind Turbines Private Ltd will supply 30 MW of wind energy generators to Indo Rama Renewables, a subsidiary of Indo Rama Synthetics (I) Ltd.

This marks the entry of Indo Rama into the renewable energy market.

The order from Indo Rama Renewables involves supply of 15 wind mills, G97-2.0 MW units, which Gamesa will erect and commission in Jath, Maharashtra, by December end this year, according to a press release from Gamesa.

“The Indo Rama Renewable contract strengthens the Gamesa 2.0 MW portfolio in Maharashtra,” said Ramesh Kymal, Chairman and Managing Director of Gamesa in India.

“The company is fast emerging a market leader with the Gamesa 2.0 MW platform among the growing IPP segment.”

The release quoting Vishal Lohia, Executive Director, Indo Rama Synthetics, said, “Indo Rama has made its entry into the Indian renewable energy arena with the 30 MW order for Gamesa 2.0 MW turbines in Maharashtra. This is the first of several investment plans that have been chalked out, we have aggressive plans to be a leading renewable Independent Power Producer (IPP) and an active participant in the Indian renewable energy platform.”

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To Gamesa, this contract comes weeks after the announcement of the single largest 75 MW order with another IPP, ReNew Power, in Maharashtra.

India contributed 14 per cent of Gamesa’s total sales in the first half of 2012.

Gamesa commissions blade unit in Gujarat

Mumbai: Global wind energy major Gamesa has commissioned a Rs 175-crore blade making factory at Vadodara, Gujarat.

The plant, scheduled to produce 390 blades in 2013, will make components for its 850-kW and 2-MW turbine systems.

The manufacturing facility, which has produced its first blade for the 850-kW turbine, will primarily route supplies to the northern States, including Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

This is part of the €60-million investments Gamesa had announced in March, 2011 to strengthen its manufacturing base in India to tap rising demand in the wind energy market. The company intends to complete its investment plans by building a factory to produce nacelles (cover that houses all generating components in a wind turbine) in Tamil Nadu.

“This marks another step towards cementing our manufacturing base in India, where we are also implementing our best technology and practices in wind turbine production,” said Mr Ramesh Kymal, Chairman, Gamesa India.

Gamesa also operates as a wind farm developer in India, where it has a portfolio of wind farms exceeding 2,100 MW of combined capacity at varying stages of development.

In May 2011, Gamesa Wind Turbines, the Indian subsidiary of Gamesa Corporacion, signed a $2-billion agreement with Caparo Energy India for supply and commissioning 2,000 MW of turbine capacity in India. The deal was said to be the biggest in India and among the largest in the world.