Domestic, foreign turbine manufacturers in India have the capacity to produce 12 gigawatts of turbines and were hoping this year to deliver 6 gigawatts in orders. Photo: Harikrishna Katragadda/ MintNew Delhi: ReGen Powertech Pvt., one of India’s top five wind turbine makers, last month shuttered a factory at Udaipur in Rajasthan and laid off workers, signalling challenges roiling the nation’s wind turbine manufacturers as they adjust to an auction system that’s throwing into doubt how much wind energy gets built. Domestic and foreign turbine manufacturers in India have the capacity to produce 12 gigawatts of turbines and were hoping this year to deliver 6 gigawatts in orders, according to the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association, the industry body. The slow pace of auctioning poses a challenge for turbine manufacturers like Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA, Suzlon Energy Ltd., Inox Wind Ltd. and ReGen Powertech. As of June, India had 32.5 gigawatts of wind capacity.

Source: Mint September 15, 2017 04:07 UTC