Suzlon completes commissioning of wind power turnkey project

Firm says 101 Mw project will power over 50,000 homes, curb 0.21 mn tonnes of carbon-di-oxide emissions a year

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Wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy today said it has completed the commissioning of 100.8 Mw wind power turnkey project for CLP India.

The project is located at Tejuva, Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.

"The project will provide electricity to over 50,000 homes and curb 0.21 million tonnes of carbon-di-oxide emissions annually. Suzlon will offer operations and maintenance for 20 years through an Integrated Service Package contract," the company said in a statement.

Elaborating on the project, the firm said: "The project comprises of 48 WTGs (Wind Turbine Generator) of Suzlon's robust S97- 2.1 MW wind turbines... Designed to optimally harness the available wind resources and deliver higher energy, productivity, improved serviceability and higher return on investment (ROI) to customers.

"Suzlon leveraged its end-to-end wind solutions expertise to oversee the project completion from start to end."

Suzlon Group Chief Sales Officer Ishwar Mangal said, "Given the positive change in the Indian renewable energy landscape, our focus this year is to cater to the Indian market and enhance our market share."

Shares of Suzlon Energy were trading 0.25 per cent up at Rs 20.30 apiece during afternoon session on the BSE.