GE Renewable Energy has received a 810MW turbine order from JSW Energy for wind farms in Tamil Nadu, India.
JSW Energy selected the 2.7MW model assembled at GE Renewable Energy’s multi-modal site in Pune.
Blades will be provided by LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business, from its Indian factory in Halol, Gujrat.
The turbine was designed primarily at GE’s Technology Centre in Bangalore and is ideally suited for Tamil Nadu’s wind speed regime, GE said.
Supply of the turbines will start by the second quarter of 2022 and be completed by the first quarter of 2023.
JSW Energy joint managing director Prashant Jain said: “We are proud to partner with GE, a high-tech industrial company, to contribute to India’s renewable energy goals.
“Our company has set a target to reach 20 GW of power generation capacity by 2030, by when the share of green and renewable energy projects will increase to 85% of the total portfolio.
“The under-construction project is our first large scale wind power project. We look forward to working with GE to achieve our energy transition and growth targets.”
GE Renewable Energy onshore wind international chief executive Sheri Hickok said: “We are extremely honoured to have been selected by JSW Energy for this amazing project.
“It will be a unique partnership where both the companies will leverage their respective strengths to deliver competitive levelized cost of energy.
“Together, we are aiming at enabling the energy transition in India, helping the country to achieve its renewable energy targets.”