German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has secured a conditional order to supply turbines for a 250MW wind farm in India.
A wind farm. Photo: x/Freedigitalphotos.net.
The order has been placed by a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of Continuum Wind Energy.
The contract is a turnkey supply and commissioning order for the entire wind farm consisting of 108 of Senvion’s 2.3M130 turbines for the Bhuj wind project in the Gujarat state in north-west India. The agreement also includes a 20 year comprehensive operations and maintenance contract.
Senvion stated that this is the second large scale order for the newly launched 2.XM class within a week.
Continuum Wind Energy has already won a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the project in the fourth round bidding from Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), which is a company of the Indian’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Senvion executive director and chief sales officer David Hardy said: “This order illustrates our intent to provide optimized technological solutions for our customers and reflects our ambition to establish Senvion as trusted local partner in key countries, such as India.
“We want to thank Continuum for our close cooperation and the order of our 2.3M130 in India. This is a milestone for us and shows that technological pioneering and strong partnerships are key for succeeding in highly competitive markets.”
Turbine installation is expected to begin in the second half of next year and is planned for completion in the first quarter of 2020. This project will generate enough clean electricity to be supplied to nearly 288,000 Indian households.
Continuum Wind Energy CEO Arvind Bansal said: “Continuum is excited to be partnering with Senvion to execute our largest wind project to date. Senvion’s commitment to technical excellence is the main reason for our partnership with Senvion.
“With this, we emphasize our claim to support India’s ambitious goal to achieve an installed capacity of 175GW of renewable energy sources till 2022.”