China's Envision Energy to Supply Turbines for 198 MW Wind Project in Gujarat

Chinese renewable energy conglomerate Envision Energy has announced it has received an order of 198 MW wind turbines from CleanMax, for a wind-solar hybrid project. CleanMax is Asia's leading C&I renewable energy company.

Envision said that the project is one of the largest hybrid projects developed in India under the Commercial and Industrial power offtake segment, consisting of 198 MW wind and 158 MW solar capacity in Amreli, Gujarat.

Envision informed that 60 units of its EN156-3.3 MW onshore turbines will be supplied for the wind farm. The turbine model is suited for the wind and site conditions of the project.

The nacelles and hubs for the turbines will be manufactured in Pune factory of Envision. Operation and maintenance for the wind turbines shall be carried out by the company for the life of the project and it will be commissioned in a phased manner by March 31, 2023.

As per the official statement, the 60 wind turbines will produce 720 GWh of clean energy annually at 41.5% PLF which is enough to power 250,000 households.

Kuldeep Jain, Founder & Managing Director, CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions, said, "The hybrid farm will supply green power to 40+ industrial and commercial consumers in the state, contributing immensely to the country's energy transition goals. CleanMax has always been a pioneer in adopting new technologies and the Gujarat hybrid project will be the first C&I project in the country with the latest generation 3.3 MW wind turbines from Envision."

Kane Xu, Managing Director and Global Vice President, Envision India, stated, "We are delighted with the confidence expressed in us by the CleanMax group through this order for wind turbines and look forward to collaborating in the space of energy storage and digital solutions as well soon."

RPV Prasad, CEO, Envision Wind Power Technologies, said, "We are proud to be selected by the CleanMax group for this unique and important project. We look forward to furthering our partnership with CleanMax and to continue supporting and enabling our clients on their energy transition and decarbonization journey in this region and beyond."

In August, Envision had declared that it has that it has been awarded a 2000 MW (2GW) wind turbine order in India that will be met by supply of 596 wind turbines till 2023. It had also invested $25M to establish a 1200 MW-capacity nacelle and hub assembly plant at Pune in 2018.