Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has secured its first order in India with Alfanar for the supply of 206 units of the SG 2.2-122 wind turbines for two wind farms, totalling 453 MW.
Both projects will be located in Bhuj, Gujarat, where the company will supply 202 MW for one project and 251 MW for the other. The wind farms are expected to be commissioned by 2020. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has operated in India since 2009, and the base installed by the company recently surpassed the 6.2 GW mark.
The company has two blade factories in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, and Halol, Gujarat, a nacelle factory in Mamandur, Tamil Nadu and an operations and maintenance centre in Red Hills, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.