CLP now India’s largest wind developer

CLP's subsidiary in India will develop a 39.6 MW wind farm at Harapanahalli in the Davanagere district of Karnataka.

The company has entered into an agreement with wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Technology India Pvt Ltd to develop this green-field project on a turnkey basis. The construction of the project had commenced and would be completed in the first quarter of 2011.

The wind farm will use 24 Vestas V82 1.65 MW turbines and is expected to qualify as a Clean Development Mechanism project under the Kyoto Protocol, which will contribute significantly to the financial viability of the project, the release said. With this, CLP’s wind portfolio has increased to 485.6 MW – making it the largest wind energy developer in India.

CLP has already committed 82.4 MW of wind investments in the state of Karnataka, which are under construction. This addition of 39.6 MW will enhance CLP’s presence in Karnataka to 122 MW. The event coincided with the full commissioning of CLP’s 99 MW Theni Wind Farm in Tamil Nadu, which was executed on a turnkey basis by Vestas.

"The Harapanahalli project reflects our commitment to sustaining CLP’s position as a leading developer of renewable energy in India," Mr Rajiv Mishra, Managing Director, CLP India, said.

"Given the increasing demand and having successfully operationalised 302 MW of the committed 485.6 MW across five wind farms in India, we aim to add around 200 MW of wind power installations every year to our portfolio," he said.