Inox Wind, in a release, said that it has won an order to commission 150 mw of wind power capacity for NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd (NTPC-REL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC Ltd.
The project will be executed on a turnkey basis at Dayapar site in the Kutch district of Gujarat and is scheduled to be commissioned by April 2023.
As part of the order, Inox Wind will supply and install DF 113/92 – 2.0 MW capacity wind turbine generators with 113m rotor diameter and 92m hub height. Inox Wind will also provide comprehensive operation and maintenance (O & M) for the lifetime of the project.
The release noted that the common infrastructure facilities such as the 220kV 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. Further, as part of the order,
“This amongst many more in the future will help NTPC achieve its target of having over 60 GW Renewable Energy capacity constituting nearly 50 per cent of its overall power generation capacity by 2032,” the Inox Wind release noted.
Trusted supplier
Commenting on the occasion Kailash Tarachandani, CEO of Inox Wind, said ‘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. 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.’
‘With the current portfolio and this latest award the O&M business is looking very robust and all geared to embark on a strong growth trajectory,” added Tarachandani.
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Well-positioned for the future
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. Inox Wind provides integrated solutions for the entire wind power value chain. The company which enjoys one of the largest order books in the industry has further strengthened its order book with this latest repeat order, the release said.
