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May 11, 2012

Jaisalmer Wind Park of Suzlon crossed 1000 MW capacity…

Large Wind Farms

The Jaisalmer wind park, developed by Suzlon Group, crossed 1000 MW of installed capacity during FY12. “This achievement makes the wind park the largest of its kind in India. Suzlon is proud to be playing such a vital role in producing power for the state of Rajasthan,” said Tulsi Tanti, Chairman, Suzlon Group. 

 

The wind park, initiated by Suzlon in August 2001, generated 1,064 MW of power on 1st April, 2012. The wind park equips varied range of turbines, including the earliest 350 kW model to the latest S9X-2.1 MW series. It further involves a cluster of wind farm sites at Amarsagar, Badabaug, Tejuva and Soda Mada, within the Jaisalmer district. 

 

Commenting on the achievement, Tanti added, “We credit this success to the support from the Government of Rajasthan, our customers and local communities.”

 

Source: EPC News Bureau

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REPower, Suzlon Arm, bagged 39 MW order from RWE Innogy for Poland Wind Project…

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Power India found that REPower Systems, a subsidiary of Suzlon Group, has got an order for supply of 19 Wind Turbines (MM92 Model) having rated capacity of 2.05 MW aggregating to 39 MW from RWE Innogy for its Nowy Staw Wind Farm Project in Poland.

 

 

As said by Suzlon, the proposed wind farm project will be having spread across 15 sq km and scheduled to be commissioned in early 2013 and will have a potential to generate enough power to meet the needs of more than 50,000 homes every year.

 

Once commissioned, this will be REpower's largest project in Poland.

 

As said by Fritz Vahrenholt, CEO, RWE Innogy,

With Nowy Staw, we are expanding our wind portfolio in Poland by almost 40 MW. This will bring us a step closer to our goal of adding 50 MW of wind capacity in Poland every year until 2015. Our Polish wind pipeline is well filled. All in all, Innogy plans to have around 300 MW in operation in Poland by 2015.

 

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First Solar Project of 2.0 MW of Uttar Pradesh commissioned at Barabanki…

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Power India found that first solar project of Uttar Pradesh having the capacity of 2.0 MW was commissioned at Sandauli Village, Barabanki and inaugurated by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

 

As said by the CM:

“The power sector continues to face a crunch, despite all claims. We still have villages which were though electrified long back, but never got power. The installation of a solar power plant marks a new beginning for the state”

The project has been developed by Technical Associates Ltd. (TAL), Lucknow based company under the Rooftop PV and Small Solar generation Program(RPSSGP) of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.

 

The plant which has costed around Rs. 35 Crore has been installed over an area of roughly 17 acres and consists of around 24290 solar PV modules.

 

Power Purchase Agreement for the said project has been signed with Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. (MVVNL) for a period of 25 years.

 

Whilst the production cost of the said plant will approximately Rs. 12 per unit the MVVNL will buy it at the rate of Rs. 5 per unit. However, the plant in most cases will get subsidies from Central Government.

 

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Noida Power Company signed a PPA for 240 MW with Essar Energy…

NPCL LogoPower India found that with Noida Power Company Ltd (NPCL) entering into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Essar Energy for 240 MW Power, bring some relief to the Noida residents.

 

Under the said agreement, which was signed for a period of 25 years, Essar will supply power to NPCL from its under construction 600 MW Tori – II  Coal based thermal Power Project in Jharkhand from April 2014.

 

The agreement was signed between NPCL and Essar Power Jharkhand Limited, a subsidiary of Essar Energy, following a competitive bidding process.

At present, aggregate power demand in Greater Noida is around 180 MW, but is expected to rise sharply in the next few years due to increasing population.

 

NPCL informed that the 'delivered levelised tariff', at which power would be purchased from Essar, is so far the highest long-term tariff achieved through competitive bidding in India.

 

Power consumers would be at lesser risks of being subjected to higher tariffs over the years, because the unit cost price of electricity for NPCL would remain stable over a 25-year period.

At present, NPCL purchases power from Uttar Pradesh Power Company Limited (UPPCL) apart from other power generators in Gujarat, West Bengal and Jammu & Kashmir.

The UP Power Transmission Company is at present working to upgrade the 132-KV substation in RC Greens in Greater Noida to increase its capacity to 220 KV.

"Low transmission capacity at the disposal of NPCL, which has been the major bottleneck in ensuring unhindered power supply, would be mitigated once this up gradation work is completed in the next few months. This coupled with adequate power at our disposal would ensure 24X7 electricity supply in Greater Noida," as said by NPCL official.

 

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C-WET started another phase of nation wide wind potential assessment at 100m and 120m heights…

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Power India found that, the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET), the autonomous R&D body under MNRE, has launched another phase of nationwide wind assessment project in accordance with recent CERC regulations and tariff orders for renewable energy project including wind.

 

Under the proposed phase, CWET will measure the wind energy potential across the nation at 100m and 120 m heights instead of 50m which was used in earlier phase.

  • 100 meters height:  75 locations
  • 120 meters height:  4 locations.

 

As said by Dr. S. Gomathinayagam, Executive Director, C-WET:

"The technology of megawatt class wind turbine has been changing all over the world. Anticipating taller towers with larger diameter rotors in the Indian market, we have now extended our assessment at greater heights in different areas to harness the potential of wind energy with the latest technology in India"

This phase will also look for land availability through Geographical Information System along with a 'land-use land-cover' map, indicating the type of land cover which provides easy access to the wind power producers. It will also mark suitable land areas that are available for wind farming, using geographical instruments and applications like 'Google maps'.

 

Currently, the project operates in 7 states -- Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, while there's a separate project for Odisha.

 

This project would calculate the potential of only on-shore wind sites.

 

For offshore, however, there is one project in Tamil Nadu near Rameshwaram, measuring the wind energy potential at 100-meter height.

 

CWET has also invited bids for supply of masts and civil works for installation of masts.

 

The Centre believes that this will attract a lot of new engineering, procurement & construction players and independent power producers in the wind energy sector. "This project will give direction to the industry and guide investors, policy makers and the government. Wind turbine manufacturers and power producers will have prior knowledge about the land, indicative wind at heights, hence helping them to choose a suitable technology," said Gomathinayagam

 

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