National: Senvion, a leading manufacturer of wind turbines, has been awarded a 591 MW project to deliver its high-quality Wind Turbines for JSW Energy. Senvion turbines will be deployed in JSW Energy’s ongoing pipeline of ~ 2.5 GW of renewable projects which are under construction.
The project will comprise of Senvion’s State-of-the-art 2.7MW turbines. When fully deployed these wind turbines will produce enough clean energy to supply the power needs of over 450,000 Indian homes. Key factors in the award of the contract to Senvion included a competitive product due to high-level of indigenization, technical strength, and quality. The delivery of the turbines will start from H1 of 2022.
The project also comes with a 10-year Fleet-ProTM O&M contract, which is Senvion comprehensive maintenance program for its installed turbines. Fleet-Pro delivers high quality digital interface with turbines, on-line prognosis and diagnosis and prompt service to realize full potential of the wind farm.
Prashant Jain, MD & CEO at JSW Energy said: “We are happy to work with Senvion in our flagship wind projects. Senvion presented a high-quality proposal backed by quality turbines, strong engineering capability and an attitude to jointly work towards solutions for a successful execution of the project. We look forward to on-time completion of the under-construction wind projects.”
Amit Kansal, MD & CEO, of Senvion India, said: ” It is a very satisfying win with JSW and Senvion is very thankful for the trust JSW management has put in Senvion’ solutions and team. The success of such project depends on pre-engineering and optimization which helps not only in winning but in execution later.
The two teams are now working relentlessly to meet the commissioning timelines and to build a world class project. Senvion is fully committed to deliver world class technology and significantly contribute towards the vision of Indian Government to achieve 450GW of installed renewable power in the country by 2030.’
Jamal Wadi, Chairman of Senvion India / President & CEO of Alfanar’s construction and renewable business globally sums it up: The trust that JSW Energy has placed in Senvion India with the order is a testimony to the superior technology and performance of Senvion India’s wind turbines. Alfanar is committed to strengthen Senvion India to deliver its projects on time with high quality standards and continuously evolve as the top technology OEM of Wind Technology.
About Senvion India:
Senvion India is present in India since 2016. Senvion has fully operational factories in India to meet the indigenous demand. It has localized its turbines up to 85% thereby creating employment and other opportunities for the Indian market. Senvion has successfully installed its 120m and 130m rotors turbines in India, which are some of the finest technologies for Indian wind regime. Senvion also has a world class R&D center in India which will continue to develop new technologies to meet the market demand. Senvion India was fully acquired recently by Alfanar Group. It’s diversified corporate portfolio consists of electrical products including technology development, manufacturing and sales, as well as services and solutions which include turnkey EPC, project development, O&M and technical services.
About JSW Energy:
JSW Energy Ltd is one of the leading Private sector power producers in India and part of the USD 13 billion JSW Group which has significant presence in sectors such as steel, energy, infrastructure, cement, sports among others. JSW Energy Ltd has established its presence across the value chains of the power sector with diversified assets in power generation and transmission. With strong operations, robust corporate governance and prudent capital allocation strategies, JSW Energy continues to deliver sustainable growth, and create value for all stakeholders.
JSW Energy began commercial operations in 2000, with the commissioning of its first 2×130 MW thermal power plants at Vijayanagar, Karnataka. Since then, the company has steadily enhanced its power generation capacity from 260 MW to 4,559 MW having a portfolio of 3,158 MW Thermal, 1,391 MW Hydro & 10 MW Solar, ensuring diversity in geographic presence, fuel sources and power off-take arrangements. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries i.e. JSW Future Energy Limited and JSW Hydro Energy Limited is presently constructing various renewable power projects to the tune of 2.5 GW, with a vision to achieve a total power generation capacity of 20 GW by the year 2030, when the share of renewables in the total capacity will increase to ~ 85%
