Suzlon Group has announced that its S111 120m 2.1 MW wind turbine generator has achieved around 42 per cent plant load factor (PLF) in its first 12 months of operation at the Jamanwada site in Kutch district of Gujarat.
The prototype was commissioned in March 2016. The 42 per cent PLF demonstrated by S111 120m is 20 per cent higher than 35 per cent PLF achieved by S97 120m in its first 12 months performance at the same location. The S111 wind turbine generator is the latest addition to the 2.1-mw platform and features the time-tested Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) technology.
With a swept area of 9,852 sqm the S111 120m is designed to optimally harness wind resources at higher altitudes making low wind sites viable, Suzlon said.