Vestas has brought the V155-3.3 MW turbine optimised for the low and ultra-low wind conditions found in many regions of India. The V155-3.3 MW was introduced by Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen in a meeting with the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi along with Vestas' commitment to support India's push for renewable energy and to strengthen the country's wind energy industry.
While the new turbine is globally applicable, it initially targets low and ultra-low wind condition projects in India. It increases the turbine swept area by 67 percent in comparison to V120-2.2 MW, and with a large rotor to rating ratio, it significantly improves the partial load production in low-wind conditions. "With the introduction of the V155-3.3 MW wind turbine, Vestas is connecting our proven 4 MW platform technology with customised solutions to improve our customers' business case in low and ultra-low wind conditions", says Thomas Scarinci, Senior Vice President of Product Management Vestas. "With this product designed specifically to optimise energy production in low and ultra-low wind conditions, we are confident that we can bring enhanced value to our customers and partners in India and other suited markets."
The turbine will be predominantly locally manufactured and sourced in India. Vestas will increase its already prominent manufacturing footprint in India by establishing a new converter factory in Chennai and expanding its current blade factory in Ahmedabad. These investments follow the previously announced new nacelle and hub factory in Chennai, which is currently under construction. The production ramp-up will add around 1,000 new jobs within the next year to the approximately 2,600 people currently working for Vestas in India. While the expanded production setup in India will serve the growing wind market in the region, it will also act as a strategic export hub.
"We have installed close to 4 GW of wind turbines in India over the last two decades and established a large production footprint, and we're excited to leverage this as we support the government's ambitions for renewable energy", says Clive Turton, President of Vestas Asia Pacific. "With the production ramp up in India, we anticipate increased employment across our existing hubs, underlining our commitment to better support our customers and drive the country's renewable energy transition".
"With the introduction of the V155-3.3 MW turbine, we are able to offer improved energy production and business case certainty for our customers in India's growing wind market", says Vickram Jadhav, Vice President of Sales for Vestas India. "Built on the globally proven 4 MW platform, the V155-3.3 MW features a full-scale converter delivering excellent grid compliance, faster active and reactive power during dynamic frequency and voltage events. The V155-3.3 MW has an optimised blade design customized and best suited for the Indian Wind conditions. It also features market specific towers up to 140m hub height to meet local transportation requirements".
With 35 GW of 4 MW platform turbines installed in 47 countries, the V155-3.3 MW has been developed within Vestas' leading standards within design, testing and manufacturing, ensuring customer's business case certainty.
Prototype installation is planned for the third quarter 2021, while serial production is expected by the first quarter of 2022.
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