GE Vernova has been selected by Amplus Solar to supply turbines for its first wind farm, to be installed in Tamil Nadu in India.
GE Vernova will supply and commission 40 units of its 2.7-132 onshore wind turbines for Amplus Solar’s 108MW wind power project.
Amplus Solar’s wind farm will be commissioned by August 2024.
The project’s turbines will be assembled in GE’s factory in Pune and blades manufactured in LM Wind Power’s plant in Vadodara.
With this order, GE has recorded more than 3GW of orders in India with its 2.7MW turbine and anticipates crossing 5GW of installed wind capacity in the country by early 2024.
Deepak Maloo, Regional Sales Leader for GE Vernova’s Onshore Wind business in Asia Pacific, said: “We are pleased with the continued trust that customers in India have shown in our technology and our ability to deliver turbines for large wind farms.
GE has demonstrated expertise in India, having installed over 50% of new wind capacity in the country last year.
“We are thankful to Amplus Solar for entrusting us with their first wind farm and look forward to furthering our partnership as the company continues to build its renewable energy portfolio under the leadership of Petronas.”
Sharad Pungalia, CEO at Amplus Solar, added: “We are happy to have found an experienced partner in GE Vernova as we take another step in contributing to the country’s net-zero targets with our first wind-power project.
“We are confident that together, we can create the synergies needed for the successful completion of this project.”