Gamesa opens its first blades factory in India [Feb 2012]

Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has made further progress on its growth strategy in India by opening its new blades factory in the country to produce these components for turbine systems G5X-850 kW and G9X-2.0 MW. The new blade plant located at Vadodara in Gujarat  is forecast to reach production capacity of 390 blades in 2013.
Gamesa has invested Rs.175 crore to commission the facility, which has already produced its first blade for the G5X-850 kW turbine. The blade factory will primarily supply India’s northern states, including Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, which offer promising wind energy potential.
“This marks another step towards cementing our manufacturing base in India, where we are also implementing our best technology and practices in wind turbine production,” said Gamesa India’s Chairman and Managing Director Ramesh Kymal.  Gamesa recently boosted its manufacturing presence in India with a tower factory built through the Windar Renewable Energy joint venture, in which Gamesa owns a 32 per cent stake.
The newly operating plant is part of a 60-million-euro investment Gamesa announced in March 2011 to strengthen the company’s manufacturing base in India in order to tap rising demand in the country’s wind energy market. Gamesa will round off this investment plan in India by building a new factory in Tamil Nadu to produce nacelles. 
Gamesa ventured into India only two years ago and has already garnered a 10 per cent share of the market.  Gamesa also operates as a wind farm developer in India, where it has a portfolio of wind farms exceeding 2,100 MW of combined capacity at varying stages of development.

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