Alfanar Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Riyadh-based Alfanar Group, has placed an order on Suzlon Group for the supply of 24 units of Suzlon’s S111-90m wind turbine generators, each with a rated capacity of 2.1 mw.
These turbines will be deployed for a 50.4-mw wind power project at an undisclosed location in India, representing Alfanar first renewable energy project in the subcontinent. The project is scheduled for commissioning by March 2018.
Alfanar Energy is eyeing the Indian market as an independent power producer in the renewable energy space. The group has allocated resources for setting up 2.2 GWs of renewable energy projects in the next five years and will focus on wind, solar (PV and CSP) and biomass primarily in MENA, India and Southern Africa.
Suzlon will execute the entire project on a turnkey basis and will also provide operation and maintenance services. The project has the potential to provide power to over 27,000 households and reduce 0.10 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per annum.