Spanish electrical conversion and turbine control equipment supplier Ingeteam has reached 1GW of output within the first year of operations at its production facility in India.
The facility was established in autumn last year near Chennai to satisfy the demand for wind power converters and control cabinets from both local and international turbine manufacturers.
Ingeteam said the factory has recently been expanded 40% to 4900 metres squared from the 3500 square metres in “response to positive trends in both the domestic and global markets” while the staff have been tripled to 82 people.
The company has also added three additional products to its local production range over the year.
Ingeteam Chennai plant director Josep Garcia said: “Agility is at the core of Ingeteam’s production strategy.
“Our Chennai wind facility has been built on a modular design, which allows us to rapidly ramp production up or down according to ever-changing market conditions.
“This flexibility plays a big role in ensuring that our production centre remains both highly efficient and cost-effective.”
Ingeteam said that in 2018 its technology was deployed on 15% of the newly wind capacity added in India.
Garcia added: “I am very proud of my team, and grateful to our key suppliers for their professionalism.
“Reaching a production output of 1GW within the very first year is no small feat.
“Year after year, we confirm our leadership role in this promising market.”