Leading wind energy solutions provider Inox Wind has obtained an order for a 150 MW wind power project from NTPC Renewable Energy Limited.
As part of the order, the company will supply and install DF 113/92 – 2.0 MW capacity Wind Turbine Generators with 113 meters rotor diameter and 92 meters hub height.
“The project will be executed on a turnkey basis at Dayapar site, Kutch district in the state of Gujarat and is scheduled to be commissioned by April 2023,” the company said in a release to the stock exchanges.
“The common infrastructure facilities such as the 220 KV Pooling Substation at Dayapar and Extra High Voltage Transmission line has already been commissioned and thus the Project will be executed on a plug and play basis with a shorter gestation period,” it added.
This order will help NTPC achieve its target of having over 60 GW (gigawatt) renewable energy capacity, constituting nearly 50% of its overall power generation capacity by 2032.
“We are very excited to bag this prestigious project from NTPC. This being a repeat order from NTPC, Inox Wind had earlier executed a 50 MW turnkey wind project for NTPC in Gujarat a few years ago, speaks volumes about Inox Wind’s credentials and capabilities,” Kailash Tarachandani, CEO of Inox Wind said in a statement.
Inox Wind will provide comprehensive operation and maintenance (O&M) for the lifetime of the project. This will add to its multi-gigawatt O&M fleet and help grow the overall profitability.
“We look forward to being a long term and trusted supplier for NTPC and be partners in NTPC’s vision of achieving its ambitious Renewable Energy target. This also happens to be the largest order awarded by a PSU in recent times,” he added.
India has announced a renewable energy target of 175 GW by 2022 and a target of 450 GW by 2030. Given multiple opportunities in the industry along with various government initiatives such as ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ and the inauguration of the world’s largest Hybrid Renewable Energy Park of 30GW at Khavda Village in the district of Kutch in Gujarat, Inox Wind is well-positioned to thrive in the future and aims to play a pivotal role in achieving India’s ambitious renewable energy target.