ReNew Power has announced the installation of India’s first-ever 3x platform wind turbine generators.
In a release, ReNew Power said that these WTGs have been installed at Gadag in Karnataka. With a nameplate capacity of 3.3 MW to 3.465 MW, these turbine generators are 128-140m in height.
They offer significantly improved capacity over models installed in India to date, which typically have a nameplate capacity of 2-3 MW, the release said.
RTC project
The new WTGs will be a part of the country’s first ‘Round The Clock’ renewable energy project, combining wind, solar and a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). This project will produce enough energy to power over 1 million households in India annually.
Indigenous expertise
In a national first for an Indian business, other than an OEM, the installations have been completely executed in-house wind EPC team – including land procurement, the construction of foundations, crane management for the WTG installations and transmission build-out.
ReNew completed the on-site installations of the WTGs in five days each.
According to Sumant Sinha, Chairman & CEO, ReNew Power, “This installation brings us one step closer to our goal of boosting India’s economic growth by accelerating the clean energy transition.”
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ReNew portfolio
Led by a specialised wind EPC team, ReNew Power has now installed more than 400 MW of WTGs at various sites in Karnataka and Gujarat. These installations, combined with the new WTGs, will enable ReNew to meet its overall portfolio of 13.4 GW. Additionally, 1,500 MW of wind power projects are under construction in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat, planned in FY23. Further installations of the 3x platform WTGs are also planned for other sites.
