Siemens Gamesa bags 150 MW wind project order from ReNew Power

Renewable solution provider Siemens Gamesa today said it has bagged a wind energy order from ReNew Power for construction of 150 MW wind farm in Gujarat.

"Siemens Gamesa, the renewable energy leader in India, has secured a wind order from ReNew Power, India's largest renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP), for the construction of a 150 MW wind farm located in the Kutch district, in the state of Gujarat," a company statement said.

According to the statement, as part of the turnkey contract, the Siemens Gamesa will provide the infrastructure needed to install and operate the facility including supply, erection and commissioning of 75 units of SG 2.0-114 MW wind turbines in Bhuvad, Gujarat.

ReNew Power is independent renewable energy producer with a capacity of more than 5,800 MW of operational and under-construction clean energy assets.

"We are happy to announce this deal with ReNew, one of the most reputed players in the renewable energy space in the country. Having already commissioned over 800 MW for ReNew Power under feed-in-tariff regime, this new order marks our first with ReNew Power under the auction regime and clearly signifies our competitiveness in the market," Siemens Gamesa India CEO Ramesh Kymal said.

Commenting on the project, Balram Mehta, President - Wind, ReNew Power said, "Siemens Gamesa's quality EPC and execution capabilities have helped strengthen our portfolio of wind assets. We are pleased to have them as a valuable partner in our growth story".

Present in India since 2009, the accumulated base installed by Siemens Gamesa recently topped the 5 GW mark. The company has two blade factories in Nellore (Andhra Pradesh), and Halol (Gujarat), a nacelle factory in Mamandur (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) and an operations & maintenance centre in Red Hills (Chennai, Tamil Nadu).