Global wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has secured a 250MW conditional order from India’s SPV of Continuum Wind Energy.
As per the terms of the agreement, Senvion will be responsible for a supply of 108 Senvion 2.3M130 turbines as well as commissioning of the Bhuj wind farm located in the Gujarat state in north-west India.
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Senvion executive director and CSO David Hardy said: “This order illustrates our intent to provide optimised technological solutions for our customers and reflects our ambition to establish Senvion as a trusted local partner in key countries, such as India.
“We want to thank Continuum for our close cooperation and the order of our 2.3M130 in India. This is a milestone for us and shows that technological pioneering and strong partnerships are key for succeeding in highly competitive markets.”
Additionally, the agreement includes a 20-year comprehensive operations and maintenance (O&M) contract.
Continuum Wind Energy has already secured a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Bhuj wind project in the round 4 bidding from the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy owned company Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
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By GlobalDataSenvion intends to begin the turbine installation by the second half of next year and is expected to complete by 2020.
Continuum Wind Energy CEO Arvind Bansal said: “With this, we emphasise our claim to support India’s ambitious goal to achieve an installed capacity of 175GW of renewable energy sources till 2022.”
