Gujarat approved budget of Rs. 35 Crs for tidal and geothermal projects…

Power India found that, the state of Gujarat is planning to spend around Rs 250 Mio to develop India’s first tidal power project.

 

Tidal Power Project produces power from ocean tides.

 

It has been learnt that, Gujarat has approved the funding along with an additional Rs. 100 Mio for a pilot geothermal power project in the budget for the current financial year.

According to D.J. Pandian, the state’s principal energy secretary:

“After we see how these pilot projects do, then we’ll take a look at developing a policy to attract more investment”

The state may work with the International Finance Corp., the World Bank’s private-sector financing arm, which is interested in supporting a tidal-energy project with a loan or equity investment, he said.

Atlantis Resources Corp., a tidal-turbine maker backed by Morgan Stanley (MS), is developing a marine energy project in the Gulf of Kutch with the Gujarat Power Corp. with an initial capacity of 50 megawatts.

 

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Power crisis: Balan seeks probe into KSEB…

Former Electricity Minister AK Balan has demanded a comprehensive inquiry into what he called the poor planning which led to the crisis in the electricity sector. He told reporters here on Thursday that the KSEB had petitioned the State Electricity Regulatory Commission to permit half-an-hour load-shedding and power cut to high tension and extra high tension industries besides 10 per cent power restriction to LT consumers.

He said the state had received 1380 MW of power as additional Central allocation during this period and several places received summer rains resulting in a decline in demand for power. Still the KSEB is planning to implement power cut, he said.

Balan said that this year the state received enough water for generating 700 million units more compared to the previous year. But, by the first week of March, there was only enough water to generate 400 million unit lesser compared to the previous year.

He said that it was to cover up this lapse in planning that the government had increased the generation from Idukki dam in the name of� Mullapperiyar issue. But water required for only 59 million units was utilised in this regard, he said.

Balan said that instead of storing water during monsoon season, the generation from Idukki had reached the optimum level during August and September months. The excess generation forced the KSEB to sell power at Rs 1.50 to neighbouring state. At the same time, we were buying power at Rs 3.5 from Karnataka, he said.

He criticised the KSEB for the "lack of planning’’ in view of the huge demand for power during the summer. While Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka had taken steps in advance to purchase power from the Eastern Grid, Kerala remained idle. The result was non-availability of the transmission corridor linking Eastern and Southern Grids and failure to bring more power from outside, the former Power Minister said.

He said during the LDF Government’s tenure the Central allocation was between 700-800 MW units while the Central allocation for this year was a record 1,380 MW unit.

Now the consumers are forced to pay the cost for the lapses on the part of the Board. The Regulatory Commission had the power to order a probe under Section 94 of the Electricity Act 2003 and initiate action against the guilty, Balan said.

He urged the government to protest against the Central Electricity Authority’s denial of CNG allocation to Kerala. He also urged the government to exert pressure on the Centre to establish a coal-based power plant in Kerala as envisaged during the tenure of the LDF Government.

 

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Essar to sell 120 MW power from Vadinar Project in open market…

Power India found that Essar is planning to sell around 120 MWs of power from its Vadinar Thermal Project in open market instead of entering into any offtake agreement. We believe that coal price volatility and the overall pligh of the power sector are pushing Essar to take the safer route even though it will fetch less money.

 

According to sources, Essar may be planning to put a tariff rate of Rs 4 per unit for the 120 megawatt power and may currently sell it in the day-ahead market. The move is basically to ensure the sustainability of the project, and yet not fall prey to the volatility that is rattling the sector.

Sources further said that looking at the erratic price movement of imported coal, selling power in the open market stands as a better option than getting into a contractual obligation. They explain that such contractual obligation can weigh the company down if fuel price shoots up.

However, sources also said that this will be a short term arrangement. Depending on demand, the company may increase the tariff rate to Rs 5 per unit over time. But in the long run, Essar is interested in signing 25-year power purchase agreements with interested off takers.

Considering the current market situation, experts believe that no power plant can be sustained on a captive basis. They say that to maintain 80% to 85% plant load factor and to make profit, the company has to resort to merchant selling.

The channel has also learnt that while this project will be fuelled with imported coal only, Essar may source some from its own mines and buy the remaining from the open market.
But then is tariff rate of Rs 4 per unit viable enough? Sources said that Essar finds the decided tariff rate to be good enough for the time being because currently spot prices of imported coal have come down by $10-15.

However, with an eye on volatility, the company has kept an option open to increase price as per requirement. Experts on their part feel this tariff rate will hold water in the short term, as long as imported coal prices stay where they are.

 

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Workshop: Operation and Maintenence of Solar Projects by Renewable Markets India..

India’s first conference and training seminar on Operation and Maintenance of Solar Projects is being organised on 25^th April, 2012 at The Lalit Intercontinental Mumbai by Renewable Markets India.

Below is the brief of the event by Renewable Markets India.

 

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The training workshop has a number of excellent senior technical faculty from India’s key solar players including Lanco Solar, Power One, Abengoa Solar, First Solar, Moser Baer Solar and Thermax Solar.

We are sure that this one-of-its-kind training workshop will be an excellent platform to learn, study and understand the latest technologies available for operating and maintaining your solar power projects.

Workshop Agenda

Some of the topics to be covered include

Solar Project O&M Overview:                                                                                                                                                  

• Assessing the current status of O&M of solar projects globally
• Introduction to O&M Practices for solar projects
• Warranties and Post-warranty risks of O&M of Solar Projects

Measuring and Evaluating Solar Project Data                                                                                                                        

• Increasing use of technology and latest technology systems
• Condition monitoring systems
• Use of latest IT solutions
• Effective data interpretation for achieving OPEX cost savings
• Data analysis to identify trends and establish usable trigger points so you can make actionable schedules to maintain your power generation
• Solar Resource Management and Prediction

Asset Management and Optimisation                                                                                                                                    

• Managing Component Failure
• Minimising Downtime and Improving Project Returns
• Latest components which result in maximum downtime and prove expensive to fix
• Inventory management: how high-cost components can be purchased and stored to dramatically reduce repair and replacement expenditure
• Managing ageing equipments: Replacement costs evaluation

Importance of Inverters in Solar Project and its Impact on O&M                                                                                    

Financial and Legal Issues involved with Operation and Maintenance of Solar Power Projects           

• Mitigating warranty and post-warranty and post sales risks                                                            
• Evaluating opportunities for of out of warranty aftercare service agreements
• Negotiation and Technology selection for service providers (ISP or OEM)
• Evaluating costs and losses involved with best in class O&M services

O&M Industry Best Practice an International Perspective:

· Monitoring         Measuring      Maintenance

Remote Monitoring and Analysis Services an alternative approach to O&M services.

· Plant View System           Continuous System Monitoring        Performance Engineering Services

Special Session: CSP Technology                                                                                                                                               

•  Improving Efficiency of Solar CSP Projects
•  Project Management: Large Solar CSP Parks
• Case study – CSP Solar Project O&M Practices: Analysis, Data and Challenges faced

Managing, Planning and Implementing O&M models                                    Construction planning for O&M models

• Real case study and insights into various O&M strategy implementations
• Understand how to effectively work with contractors to ensure they understand your goals and priorities for reducing on-going O&M costs

Assessing suitability of O&M independent service providers                                                                                            

• The importance of analysing your own business strategy to successfully choose a suitable O&M provider
• Insight into the range of strategy options, from giving the keys to an ISP to retaining the majority of responsibility – what is most suitable for your portfolio?
• Ensure complete goal alignment – make sure your expectations of availability match the expectations, and ability, of the service provider
• Learn how experienced operators have incentivised providers to achieve target reliability, and proactive management of O&M

The conference cum workshop is designed to meet the needs of the Indian solar industry professionals to achieve the highest efficiencies for their solar projects. As new solar projects are being commissioned in the country, it is extremely important for the industry participants to learn and stay updated with the requirements of running these projects to enable them achieve maximum financial returns on their investments and improve the life of their projects.

The conference cum training workshop will be an excellent learning event and knowledge for professionals. The Participation Profile of Attendees will include

• Technical Directors and CTOs
• Project Managers and Project Incharge
• O&M Heads and Operation Managers
• Project Planners and IT Experts
• On-site Managers and Senior Experts
• Solar Resource Experts
• T&D Professionals and Project Directors
• Service Providers, Advisors and Consultants

And many others

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Due to limited number of available slots, we request you to kindly confirm your seats at the workshop at the earliest.

To confirm you can contact:

Trainings Team – Renewable Markets India

E: events@renewablemarketsindia.com

T: +91 22 2771 7143/+91 9920 917191

 

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GERC comes out with draft guidelines for power procurement by discoms…

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has furnished the draft guidelines for procurement of power by distribution licensees in the state of Gujarat. The aim is to ensure standardization and reduce ambiguity in power procurement as well as protect the interests of the consumers through transparent and economic procurement of power.

• As per these guidelines, the distribution companies (discoms) will normally endeavor to procure power through competitive bidding. In case of any proposal for procurement of power through the MoU route, the discom will have to obtain prior approval of the state commission.
  
• In addition, discoms will also have to take the approval of GERC before entering into any arrangement incase of long term or medium term procurement of power from generating sources, where the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) determines tariff.
  
• The guidelines also require distribution licensees to prepare and submit the anticipated power supply position for each of the succeeding five years along with projections for additional requirement of power, if any.
• For procurement of Renewable Energy, GERC has issued a Model PPA.

• Approval of the GERC will be required in the event of any deviations from the ‘Model PPA’.

• Lastly, the commission has invited suggestions and comments on these draft guidelines latest by May 8, 2012.

 

The documents can be downloaded from the following links:

• Public Notice
• Draft Guidelines
• Model PPA

 

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Assocham calls for coal incentives introduced in budget to continue beyond March, 2014

With coal shortages set to increase over the coming  years, the government will have no option but to design policies that favor the use of imported coal.

 

Recognising this, Assocham has called for incentives introduced in this year's budget--waiver of basic customs duty on thermal or steam coal and the reduction in counter veiling duty (CVD) from 5% to 1%--to continue beyond March, 2014.

 

• The industry association argues that imported coal is much more expensive than domestic coal, and life for developers has been made even more difficult with the two major import destinations--Indonesia and Australia--imposing mining taxes on coal imports.
  
• Clearly, the situation isn't rosy. What's worse, there is no domestic gas till 2015-16 for new power plants and with coal shortages set to balloon to 450 million TPA by 2012-13, the coal demand supply gap isn't likely to come down any time soon either
  
• According to Assocham, the power ministry is already advocating the use of imported coal for power generation, and policies to compel developers to use a blend of domestic and imported coal are also underway.
  
• In its plea to the coal ministry, Assocham has therefore argued that the extension of incentives will only promote much required investment in the power sector and aid the overall economic growth of the nation. The association also claims that the relaxation will have no adverse effects on the indigenous coal industry which is likely to suffer from a negative coal balance beyond 2020-21 anyway.

 

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RPG’s fist 9 MW Solar PV Project completed at Gujarat…

RPG Group (Rs. 10,000 Crs group lead by Mr. R.P. Sanjiv Goenka) has completed its first solar PV project of 9 MW in Kutch district of Gujarat.

 

We further learnt that, RPG is also developing around 1200 MW thermal generation projects in Maharashtra & West Bengal.

 

The project is being implemented through ICML (Integrated Coal Mining Ltd.), an RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group company in the power vertical spearheaded by CESC Ltd.

According to the Company sources, the plant at Kutch is based on the most advanced and proven photovoltaic (PV) technology incorporating a combination of crystalline – silicon and thin-film solar modules. Power from this project is being evacuated at 66 kV level. The transmission line from the project to the nearest sub-station was built by the state owned Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Ltd (GETCO).

According to Mr Sanjiv Goenka,

“This is RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group’s first step into the renewable energy space and future plans involve setting up of both wind based and solar power units in Western India. Besides, Hydel projects in North – East are also being pursued.”

The 9 MW power station set up at an estimated cost of Rs.110 crore was formally inaugurated on 19th April, 2012 by the Hon’ble Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi at a function in Charanka Solar Park, Patan district, Gujarat. The solar power from this station will be purchased by the state run Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) through a long term power purchase agreement.

 

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Gujarat attracted Rs. 80 Billion for solar energy…

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Over the last decade, Gujarat has emerged a power-surplus State and carried electricity to nearly all of its 18,000 villages through the Jyotigram Yojana.

Most of its areas now have a round-the-clock electricity supply. Its biggest cities such as Ahmedabad and Surat are lighted by the private sector and its state electricity board had come out of the red in 2006. Clearly, electricity availability and reforms in power sector have gone a long way in making the Gujarat miracle.

Mr D.J. Pandian, Principal Secretary (Energy), has been one of the architects of this phenomenon. Known in the business circles as Gujarat’s “Energy Czar”, he is the man behind the State’s energy projects. He also nursed the Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, when he headed the GSPC Group.

Here, he speaks to Business Line on how solar energy has arrived in Gujarat. Excerpts:

 

 

• What are the installed capacity and current production of thermal energy in Gujarat?
• We have an installed capacity of 13,500 MW and now produce 11,000 MW.

 

• How does the per megawatt installation costs differ in solar and thermal energy?
• Our installed solar energy capacity is 604.8 MW, that includes 214 MW at the Solar Park in Patan and 390 MW in other districts. While thermal power plants come at Rs 3.5 crore (gas-based) to Rs 5 crore (coal-based) per mw, solar plants are installed at Rs 10-11 crore per MW of capital cost. But the solar plants have no variable costs as they require to bear no fuel costs thereafter. Also, we can now sell both gas-based and solar-based power at Rs 7-8 per unit, but the latter is free of the uncertainties of gas-availability and, in the long term, more dependable and cheaper.

 

• How much investment has Gujarat, which now produces two-thirds of solar power in India, attracted in the development of solar power?
• Nearly Rs 8,000 crore. And we hope to do more with further development of solar power in the Patan complex and elsewhere.

 

• What is the USP of this park?
• We have so far acquired 3,000 acres of government land for the development of 214 MW of solar power by different companies, which were allotted 250 MW capacity in 2008. The solar power capacity at Patan is estimated at 500 MW. We are now trying to acquire some private land as well to achieve this capacity.

 

• In view of the availability of mainly wasteland, is Gujarat planning to add another solar power park in the near future?
• Yes, we have identified some land in Banaskantha district as well and, hopefully, we would soon take a decision.

 

 

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Asia’s Largest Solar Park at Gujarat Inaugurated and Dedicated to the Nation…

In what is being termed as a quantum leap in the field of solar power generation, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi dedicated 600 MW solar power projects to the nation on Thursday.

The projects include solar power plants at the Asia’s largest solar park at Charnka village as well as solar units at ten other places in Gujarat.

‘Gujarat Solar Park’ at Charnka is spread in 3,000 acre land has already attracted investments from around 21 national and international companies have invested in the park. The 600 MW solar park has been made functional in a record time of just one year.

The programme was attended by US Consul General Peter Hesh and the officials from the Asian Development Bank.

Modi said on the ocassion:

“When the entire world is engulfed by the problem of climate change, it is Gujarat’s dream to demonstrate before the world an example of climate justice. This achievement is not merely a step in the direction of power conservation but it provides the world with a vision that how the power needs of the future generations can be solved in an environment-friendly manner”.

Taking a dig at the Centre, Modi claimed that when Gujarat was ready with its own solar energy policy for the first time in the country, the Central government was mulling the nation’s solar policy just on a primary level.

“Due to the efforts made by the Gujarat government, the cost of solar power has come down to Rs 8.50 per unit from Rs 15 per unit,” he claimed adding that the cost will further go down to rupees four per unit in future once the supply of solar power increases.

Delving on the state government’s future moves in the solar sector, the Chief Minister said the government has planned to come up with roof-top solar power policy. This will enable a common man to generate solar power by putting solar panel on the roof of his house and sell the power to the state government.

Modi hoped that the state government’s initiatives in solar sector will influence the global energy market also.

 

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Garbage powers Hiranandi Estate, Thane….

At Hiranandani Estate in Thane, wet waste is not just given away to the municipality garbage collectors. It is carefully segregated and sent to a biomethanation or biogas plant, where it is converted into fuel. This fuel is then used to power the sewage treatment plant in the estate.

From solar lights in the compound to occupancy censors in common areas such as staircases and washrooms, where the lights only come on when people are around, the complex is a mix of fixtures that help save energy.

The biogas plant, for example, produces 125 units of energy every day, but has the capacity to do much more.

 

According to Anant Palkar, General Manager, Hiranandani Construction Private Limited:

"The plant can process five tonnes of biodegradable waste every day, but we only get a little over a tonne. Now, 21 more buildings are coming up in the estate so the plant will be sued to its full capacity. The plant was installed two years ago. "These systems are easy to maintain, but regular maintenance is a must."

Biogas can be used for anything from cooking to running motor vehicles. Biogas is the gas produced through the breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen.

The company is now applying for carbon credits. But while the systems are in place, are the residents equally environment-conscious? "Residents of the complex are environmentally sensitive and work towards energy conservation. Without the support of the residents, all these systems would fail," added Palkar.

 

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No free mines with UMPPs from now on…

Coal Ministry has proposed to terminate the policy of issuing free coal mines to the Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) bids. Thus, the bidders for upcoming ultra mega power plants in Odisha and Chattisgarh will have to pay a reserve price to the state government for coal mines that come bundled with the project, ending a long established policy regime in which the mines were allotted free.

The coal ministry is in the process of finalizing norms for calculating the reserve price for the mines, bidding norms and a model agreement for which it has received expression of interest from consultants.

The ministry plans to finalize these guidelines by September this year. The new norms will change the economics of large power projects known as ultra mega power projects as they have till now been awarded based on the electricity tariff, while the mines came free.

 
The coal ministry has been working on a series of policy initiatives to ensure transparency in allocation of coal blocks, particularly to industries like steel and power which are eligible for captive mines.
Earlier, blocks were nominated to projects keeping in mind fuel requirement and its location. However, this has been discontinued and the government will now give blocks on captive basis only through the auction route, Mr Petri said.

The decision to charge for the mines comes in the backdrop of the recent controversy over allocation of spectrum in the telecom sector in 2008 at prices fixed in 2001 and a controversy stirred by a leaked draft report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) over alleged losses incurred by government in giving out mines. The CAG had reportedly alleged that private companies, who had been allotted coal blocks without bidding, might have made windfall gains at the cost of government-owned Coal India.

As said by Mr. Perti, the Coal Secretary:

"The supreme court judgment in the 2G case is very clear on how natural resources are to be given out and exploited. We had already adopted some of these measures in the auctioning rules and it will borne in mind for all further allocation"

The coal ministry has identified 54 coal blocks that would be given out for mining. Apart from selected industries, mines would also be allotted to state-run mining companies.

On the recent controversy over coal allocation to power projects by CIL where the government had to resort to a presidential decree to force the public sector company to fal in line, the secretary said that it was unfortunate. "The MOU and risk factors mentioned in the RHP is well documented and a public sector organization has to abide by those norms. It was known to the independent directors as well," he said.

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Global wind industry to install 46 GW by 2012…

The global wind industry is set to install more than 46 GW of new wind energy this year and, according to a new five-year industry forecast published today by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) at the EWEA 2012 Conference at Bella Center in Copenhagen, total global wind power capacity by the end of 2016 will be just under 500 GW.

The GWEC projects average annual market growth rates of approximately 8 percent for each of the next 5 years, but with a strong 2012 and a big dip in 2013, because of the presumed failure to extend or implement important government incentives and rebates.

Total installation capacity for the 2012 to 2016 period is expected to reach 255 GW.

Steve Sawyer, GWEC Secretary

“For the next five years, annual market growth will be driven primarily by India and Brazil, with significant contributions from new markets in Latin America, Africa and Asia. While the market continues to diversify across all continents, it is at the same time plagued by continued slow economic growth and budget crises in the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), as well as the continuing credit crunch.”

Asia Continues Market Leadership

• For the second year in a row, the majority of the new installations were outside of the OECD and this is a trend that the GWEC expects will only continue.
• Asia continues to be the world’s largest market with many more installations than any other region, and it is expected to install a total of 118 GW between now and 2016. It is projected to surpass Europe as the world leader in cumulative installed capacity sometime during 2013. It is expected to end 2016 with a total of 200 GW of installed capacity, about two-fifths of world capacity.
• The Chinese market has stabilised after nearly a decade of double and triple digit growth, and is expected to remain around current levels for the next few years.
• India achieved a 3 GW market for the first time last year and is expected to reach 5 GW by 2015.
• Following the nuclear disaster of 2011, Japan’s wind industry is being revitalised and is also expected to become a dominant market in the region.
  Rest of the World Growing As Well
• Stats for the rest of the world are nearly as encouraging as those in Asia. The Latin American market is being supported mainly by Brazil as it makes a name for itself as an established major international market with a strong manufacturing base which could end up supplying a growing regional market, growth that is likely to represent the majority in the region through to 2016.
• Due to it’s tough 2020 goals, the European market remains stable and should reveal few surprises. Germany had a strong 2011 and, with the government’s plan to phase out all nuclear installations by 2020, the wind industry is likely to take a good boost. Spain had a disappointing 2011 which is likely to continue into 2010, but Romania, Poland, Turkey, and Sweden have taken up the slack which leaves North America, a market expected to continue growing through 2012 thanks to well over 1,000 MW installed in Canada and Mexico and more than 8 GW currently under construction in the US. North America is expected to end 2016 with just over 100 GW installed.

 

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J&K to have its first wind power project at Reasi…

Jammu and Kashmir will have first wind power project in the state and a site in Reasi’s mountainous district has been found suitable for it.

The process to grant the project has been begun. It will come up at Bidda site in Reasi district that has high wind potential, officials of Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development department (JAKEDA) said.

To study the wind potential and feasibility of such projects in the state, two wind masts were installed at Ijara in Baramulla district and Bidda, officials said. They said, as per the tests, there is wind potential of about 336 watts/square meter at 50 meters by height. The project of around 10 MWs could be developed in first stage, they added.

The Ijara site was not found feasible For development of the Bidda site, draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been prepared and forwarded to NHPC for their acceptance as the location at which wind farm is to be developed is leased out to NHPC by the State Government, the officials said.

JAKEDA has mandate to implement wind power projects in State while thermal energy projects are being implemented by the PDD, they said.

In case of wind power projects, masts are installed in the first instance to measure the wind velocity for ascertaining the wind potential.

The measurements are taken initially for a period of two years and if the site is found feasible then the study is extended for one one more year, they said. “Therefore the criteria for developing of wind farm is to first access the wind potential and then take up the wind power projects, if the site is found feasible and approved by the Centre for Wind Energy Technology”.

The department through JAKEDA will install wind masts in other areas also, as and when they are approved.

 

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Lloyd set up a wind turbine manufacturing facility at Gujarat…

Fedders Lloyd Corporation (FLC), Delhi based cooling products manufacturer (set up by Mr. B. R. Punj), have announced its entry into the wind turbine component manufacturing by setting up a tower manufacturing facility in Gujarat.

 

Some brief on the facility:

• The facility will have initial production capacity of around 250 towers.
• Located at Jambsar, Bharuch District of Gujarat
• Investment – Rs. 200 Crs

 

As said by Nemichandra D Jain, Head, Wind Energy, FLC

“We shall roll out the first wind turbine tower from our Jambusar facility by this month end. In the first phase, we shall be producing 150 towers annually for wind turbines upto 3 MW from here,”

We believed that, this move of FLC was into the context of:

• According to industry, the Government of India (GoI) has set up an ambitious target of having 20,000 MW of installed wind generation capacity under the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17), against the current installed capacity of 13,000 MW across the country.
• The production of wind turbine components is projected to triple over the next few years as India aims to have an installed capacity of 4,000 MW annually over the next five years to achieve the 12th Plan target of 20,000 MW, industry sources said.

According to FLC, considering the organised players into wind turbine component manufacturing in India and the projected demand, there would still be shortage of 1,200 towers annually.

The company is negotiating with a leading wind farm developer in US to jointly develop sites in India and South Africa and expects to seal a deal by June this year.

 

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