en.Wedoany.com Reported - Recently, U.S. energy equipment company GE Vernova signed an agreement with India's Powerica Limited to supply 28 units of 3.8 MW onshore wind turbines for the Botad wind farm in Gujarat, India. The project has a total capacity of 100 MW, marking the first application of GE Vernova's 3.8 MW–154m onshore turbine in the Indian market.
The agreement covers the supply and installation of the turbines, with equipment delivery expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2026. The Botad wind farm has previously secured a power purchase agreement through a competitive bidding process organized by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited, the state power utility, providing a critical foundation for subsequent project construction, financing, and electricity sales. The 3.8 MW–154m model supplied by GE Vernova features a 154-meter rotor diameter and is designed to meet India's local wind conditions, large-scale delivery requirements, and reliable operational needs. The project equipment will be supplied by GE Vernova's manufacturing base in Pune, India. Once fully operational, this manufacturing base is expected to support an annual capacity of up to 1,500 MW. Together with the company's technology center in Bengaluru and blade manufacturing facility in Vadodara, it forms a localized wind power supply chain covering R&D, manufacturing, component supply, and project delivery.
India is accelerating the construction of non-fossil fuel energy capacity, with a target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030, including 100 GW of wind power. Gujarat, with its favorable onshore wind resources, strong industrial load base, and experience in developing new energy projects, is a key region for India's wind power expansion. Although the Botad project is not a large-scale wind power base, it connects local independent power producers, international turbine manufacturers, local power procurement mechanisms, and India's domestic manufacturing capabilities within a single project, offering practical significance for replicating medium-sized wind farms in the future. With the introduction of the new turbine model into the Indian market, project execution will focus on turbine transportation, tower erection, grid connection, on-site commissioning, long-term availability, and operation and maintenance response capabilities. This will also drive demand for supporting components such as towers, blades, nacelles, electrical controls, lifting engineering, substations, road construction, and local maintenance services.
GE Vernova also disclosed that it has received certification from India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and has been included in India's list of approved wind turbine models and manufacturers. This list is one of the mandatory requirements for turbine original equipment manufacturers to participate in India's wind power market, meaning the relevant turbine models have the prerequisite qualification to enter India's project procurement system. With local manufacturing and model certification in place, GE Vernova's role in India will continue to extend from pure equipment supply to localized manufacturing, project installation, and full lifecycle services. If the Botad project proceeds as planned, the wind farm will serve as a benchmark for validating the operational performance of the new 3.8 MW turbine model in the Indian market and will also provide a new project milestone for Gujarat to further expand its onshore wind power capacity.
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