Suzlon Group has announced a new order win for the development of a 48.3 MW wind power project for Adani Green Energy Ltd.
As per the order Suzlon will install 23 wind turbine generators (WTGs) with a hybrid lattice tubular (HLT) tower and a rated capacity of 2.1 MW, each. Suzlon will execute the project with a scope of supply, installation, and commissioning. Additionally, Suzlon will offer post-commissioning operation and maintenance services.
The project is located in Mandvi, Kutch Gujarat and is expected to be commissioned in 2023.
This order is a repeat order from Adani Green Energy, and is in addition to the existing order of 226.8 MW as announced in August 2021.
Offshore wind energy: A key driver
Meanwhile, in another press note by Suzlon that stated that the company’s ongoing rights issue of Rs.1,200 crore would close on October 20, 2022, the company said that offshore wind power was expected to be a key driver for wind energy in India.
The note observed that the Government of India has set a target of 37GW of offshore wind power development by 2030, which is expected to be a key driver for wind energy. As per the recent Offshore Strategy paper released by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, eight zones each off the coast of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have been identified as potential offshore wind energy zones. The MNRE has announced plans to roll out offshore wind bids of 4 GW capacity per year for a period of three years starting 2022-23. For the subsequent five years till FY30, the annual bid volume will increase to 5 GW.
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Finally, evacuation and transmission of power from the Offshore Pooling Substation (PSS) to onshore transmission will be provided free of cost for all offshore wind capacities that will be bid out up to FY30.
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