Siemens Gamesa announced it has signed160 MW of solar EPC orders in India from two customers including a major Indian utility (100 MW) and an IPP (60 MW).
As per the contract signed with the Indian Utility, Siemens Gamesa will provide a complete turnkey EPC solution that includes infrastructure development, engineering and design of the solar farm, procurement, supply of inverters, erection and commissioning of the photovoltaic solar farm in Tamil Nadu.
As per the contract signed with the IPP, Siemens Gamesa will provide EPC solution that includes engineering & design of the solar farm, procurement, supply of inverters, erection and commissioning of the photovoltaic solar farms in the state of Karnataka.
The projects, which were booked during the first quarter of FY2018, are slated for commissioning in March 2018.
Siemens Gamesa India entered into solar business in 2015.
“Today India is one of the most promising markets for renewable energy. The country has witnessed incremental growth in the solar segment in the last three years and we expect the momentum to increase in the coming years,” said Ramesh Kymal, chairman and managing director, Siemens Gamesa India.
“Having firmed up our roots in solar business, we are fully geared to contribute to the government’s target of 100 GW of solar power by 2022,” Kymal added.