The company is one of the world largest wind turbines manufacturers in the world and secured a nod from the Centre for Wind Energy Technology for its 1.5MW turbines with a 89.92m rotor diameter and hub height of 70-80m.
Sinovel had earlier inked an agreement with the Ghodawat group of Maharashtra to use the latter’s facilities to manufacture the turbines in India.
The entry of the Chinese company is expected to further drive down manufacturing, installations costs in the Indian wind industry, reported the Hindu Business Line.
Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association secretary D. V. Giri disagreed with the Newspaper saying that the prices were already very competitive with further reduction not possible.
Giri also called for measures from the government to insulate the Indian turbine manufacturers against a Chinese onslaught – if they were backed by the favorable credit facilities.
