CLP India awards 100-mw wind power project in MP to Gamesa

CLP India, the Indian subsidiary of Hongkong-based power company CLP, today said it has awarded a 100MW wind power project in Madhya Pradesh to wind energy firm Gamesa.
The project is a turnkey project to construct 100MW wind farm in Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, CLP India said in a statement.
The Chandgarh project is due for commissioning in December 2015, it added.
The new wind project will increase CLP India's wind power portfolio close to 1100MW across six states - Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.
"Gamesa will handle the entire infrastructure needed to set up and operate the wind farm, including installation of 50 new G97 2.0 MW turbines with extended hub height of 104m. The G97-2.0 MW- T104m turbine is specifically designed for Indian wind conditions at low wind speed sites offering low cost energy, thereby improving operational efficiency.

The contract also includes a long term operation and maintenance service," the company said, without disclosing the deal size.

Gamesa had commissioned 60MW wind farm in Jath, Maharashtra in March 2014 for CLP India.
"We see enormous potential in the Indian power market, especially in the renewables field, and we are actively seeking new opportunities across the country to capture this potential," CLP India Managing Director Rajiv Mishra said.
This new contract puts Gamesa's 2014 Indian order intake at 850 MW. From January to September, India accounted for 27 per cent of the MW sold by Gamesa.
"Being a strong advocate for renewable energy resources, Gamesa's effort in influencing positive climate change compliments that of CLP India's and we are working together to lower India's carbon footprint," Gamesa India, Chairman and Managing Director, Ramesh Kymal said.