GE Renewable Energy Secures Order to Supply Wind Turbines to ReNew Power

GE Renewable Energy has announced its selection by ReNew Power to supply 120 GE 2.5-132 turbines for the Gadhsisa Wind Farm in Gujarat, India.

The wind farm will have a total installed capacity of 300MW, making it the largest full turnkey EPC project by GE Renewable Energy in India, a company statement alleged.

The project will power the equal of 11,00,000 homes in India with clean and reliable electricity. ReNew Power effectively bid for this project in the third round of auctions conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) in February 2018, it added.

The 2.5-132 turbines have been designed mainly at GE's Technology Centre in Bangalore, and built on knowledge from more than 22,000 GE wind turbines globally.

This turbine is a considerable improvement over preceding version, with enhanced rotor diameter, wind capture and 30 per cent more Annual Energy Production (AEP) than GE's 2.3-116 turbine, it added.

At present, GE's footprint expands across 37 wind farms in India, and 1.8 GW of capacity across the country. The company is also enduring to drive innovations specific to the region, and lately introduced its 2.7 MW low wind speed machine turbine which included the largest rotor ever installed in India and is at present being tested in Gujarat, it said.

Mahesh Palashikar, Region Leader for GE Renewable Energy's Onshore Wind business in Asia, said, "This is an important milestone for GE in India and this relationship with ReNew will help us expand our turnkey capabilities across Asia."

Speaking on this occasion, Balram Mehta, President - Wind, ReNew Power Ltd said, “GE Renewable Energy, with its customized maintenance support and suite of modern turbines driven by cutting edge technology was a natural choice as our partner for this critical project. By leveraging our combined strengths and synergies, we hope to make a significant contribution towards augmenting renewables capacity in India.