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GE Vernova to supply and commission 40 units of its 2.7-132 onshore wind turbines for Amplus Solar’s first wind project in Tamil Nadu, India
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GE’s onshore wind installed base in India is projected to exceed 5 GW
New Delhi, India : GE Vernova announced today that it has been selected by Amplus Solar, India’s leading clean energy solutions provider, as its onshore wind turbine supplier for its first wind farm to be installed in Tamil Nadu, India. GE Vernova will supply and commission 40 units of its 2.7-132 onshore wind turbines for this 108 MW wind power project. With this order, GE recorded more than 3 GW of orders in India with its 2.7 MW turbine and anticipates crossing 5 GW of onshore wind installed base in the country by early 2024. Amplus Solar’s wind farm will be commissioned by August 2024 and will provide accessible, affordable, and reliable green energy to local businesses and consumers.
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 for Amplus Solar said: “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.”
GE Vernova’s 2.7-132 wind turbine has proven to be the technology of choice for many customers in India due to its industry leading performance at India’s low wind speeds. The project will leverage GE’s significant local footprint in India with product design primarily at GE’s Technology Center in Bengaluru, turbines assembled at GE’s manufacturing facility in Pune and blades manufactured at LM Wind Power’s plant in Vadodara.
About GE Vernova’s Onshore Wind business
GE Vernova’s Onshore Wind business is a world leader in onshore wind technology. With more than 25 years of experience in the industry and an installed base of more than 54,000 turbines in 50+ countries around the world, we offer a high-tech workhorse product portfolio of turbines for a broad range of site conditions, and a suite of flexible offerings for our customers including repower, contractual services, parts & repair, and hardware and software performance upgrades. Our fleet is setting the pace for performance and reliability, driving decarbonization through reliable, affordable, sustainable renewable energy.
GE Vernova is a dynamic accelerator comprised of our Power, Renewable Energy, Digital and Energy Financial Services businesses, focused on supporting customers’ transformations during the global energy transition.
About Amplus Solar
Amplus Solar is Asia’s leading distributed energy company providing clean energy solutions to commercial and industrial customers by setting up on-site solar projects (rooftop and ground-mounted) and off-site solar farms. Amplus has also diversified into new avenues such as battery storage, residential solar, and electric vehicle-based logistics solutions. The company owns and manages a portfolio of over 1.4+ GW of distributed solar assets and serves 350+ renowned Indian and multinational firms, quadrupling its customer base from 2017 to 2023. Amplus Solar’s operational plants are expected to cumulatively generate 22 billion units of electricity over their lifetime. The Carbon dioxide abatement over the lifetime of these projects amounts to 21 million metric tonnes and the environmental impact can also be equated to 24 million mature trees absorbing Carbon dioxide for 40 years.
Amplus Solar is a member of the Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) group, Malaysia and is headquartered in Gurugram, India with regional offices in Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Bangkok, Dubai, and Kuala Lumpur. PETRONAS recently established Gentari Sdn Bhd (Gentari) to independently pursue and deliver integrated sustainable energy solutions, and to capture opportunities in the energy transition. Gentari offers lower carbon solutions through three initial core pillars – Renewable Energy, Hydrogen and Green Mobility, forming a portfolio of solutions cutting across the electron value chain to help customers achieve net zero emissions.
