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Vol. VIII Issue. 23
Suzlon bags 23 MW turbine order from GAIL valued at Rs. 1.4 bn

22 November 2011

November 21, 2011. Suzlon Energy has bagged an order worth an estimated Rs. 140 crore for supply of wind turbines with a cumulative capacity of 23.1 MW to state-run gas utility GAIL (India). The cost of each megawatt of power derived from a wind turbine is around Rs. 6 crore. Suzlon Energy has frequently received orders from GAIL to supply wind turbines. The latest order is the fourth received by Suzlon Energy from GAIL since the first project was commissioned in March, 2010. While the first project was of 4.5-MW capacity, the second had generation potential of 14.7 MW and is currently under execution in Gujarat. Suzlon got another order for turbines with a cumulative capacity of 25.5 MW, to be commissioned in Karnataka.

      
 
 
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