Gamesa wins 200 MW wind projects from Ostro Energy

Gamesa wind energy

Gamesa India has signed a twin agreement with Ostro Energy for turnkey supply and erection and commissioning of 200 MW projects at its Amba site in Madhya Pradesh and Nimbagallu site in Andhra Pradesh.

While the 100MW project in Madhya Pradesh will be commissioned by February 2017, the other 100MW project in Andhra Pradesh will be rolled out by December 2016.

As a part of this agreement, Gamesa will provide complete turnkey solutions for the dual project which will comprise of supply and erection of  50 units each, of its cutting edge wind turbine, the G97 2.0 MW with an increased hub height of 104m, the company said.

Ostro Energy is a renewable energy business with plans to build 800 MW of wind projects over the next 3 years.

With signing of contracts for Amba and Nimbagallu, Ostro now has over 300 MW of wind projects under various stages of construction in addition to its operating capacity of 60 MW, according to officials.

Gamesa has been the leading OEM in the country for the second year running, with a market share of 25% in 2014, compared to 21% in 2013, when it also was the market leader.

To date, Gamesa has installed over 2,100 MW and services more than 1,700 MW under O&M agreements. In addition, in its capacity as wind farm developer, it has developed over 1300 MW.

Rajani Baburajan

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