Samana-TATA is a 50.4MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Gujarat, India. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in May 2009.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Onshore 50.4 50.4 Active Gujarat, India The Tata Power

Description

The project is developed and owned by The Tata Power.

The project generates 104,970MWh electricity thereby offsetting 96,821t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $63.403m.

The Concrete towers installed at the project site are 74m high.

Development Status

The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in May 2009.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam under a power purchase agreement.

Contractors Involved

Enercon was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 63 units of E-53 / 800 kW turbines, each with 0.8MW nameplate capacity.

About The Tata Power

The Tata Power Co Ltd (Tata Power), formerly Tata Electric, is an integrated power utility that generates, transmits and distributes electricity. Its power generation facilities include thermal power plants, hydro, solar power plants and wind generation facilities. The company also offers operation and maintenance, project management, technical and quality audit, coal and freight logistics, consultancy and gas insulated switchgear hipot and field-testing services. It supplies power to bulk consumers including railways, ports, refineries, textile mills, fertilizer factories, municipal corporations, water pumping plants and other major industries. The company has operational presence in India, Georgia, Singapore, Russia, Zambia, Australia, Bhutan, Myanmar, Indonesia and Vietnam. The company is a part of Tata Sons Ltd. Tata Power is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

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