CLP India awards 100-MW wind power project in MP to Gamesa.

CLP India, the Indian subsidiary of Hongkong-based power company CLP, recently said it has awarded a 100 MW wind power project in Madhya Pradesh to wind energy firm Gamesa.

The project is a turnkey project to construct 100MW wind farm in Chandgarh, Madhya Pradesh, CLP India said in a statement.

The Chandgarh project is due for commissioning in December 2015, it added.

The new wind project will increase CLP India's wind power portfolio close to 1100MW across six states - Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.

The contract also includes a long term operation and maintenance service,' the company said, without disclosing the deal size.

Gamesa had commissioned 60 MW wind farm in Jath, Maharashtra in March 2014 for CLP India.

'We see enormous potential in the Indian power market, especially in the renewables field, and we are actively seeking new opportunities across the country to capture this potential,' CLP India Managing Director Rajiv Mishra said.

This new contract puts Gamesa's 2014 Indian order intake at 850 MW. From January to September, India accounted for 27 per cent of the MW sold by Gamesa.

'Being a strong advocate for renewable energy resources, Gamesa's effort in influencing positive climate change compliments that of CLP India's and we are working together to lower India's carbon footprint,' Gamesa India, Chairman and Managing Director, Ramesh Kymal said.



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