Cennergi is an equal joint venture between South Africa's Exxaro Resources Limited and The Tata Power Company ltd., India’s largest private power utility.
Cennergi has chosen to use 66 of Suzlon’s S97-2.1 MW turbines for the project, located in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. According to a written statement from the companies, Suzlon will deliverthe turbines under a full EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) agreement.
“Our focus is to deliver renewable energy projects in South Africa," said Thomas Garner, Cennergi's CEO. "For this bid, Suzlon was an obvious choice based on its vast experience in emerging markets and current participation in the energy sector in South Africa specifically. We are very excited by this opportunity and are confident of building successful wind projects.”
South Africa has committed to installing 8,400 MW of wind energy by 2030.
With that goal in mind, Tulsi Tanti, the Suzlon Group's chairman, said: “We are very encouraged by the consistent work being done for the sector and look forward to making significant contribution towards this target.
“It is a great honour that highly reputable companies like Tata Power and Exxaro have selected Suzlon as their preferred supplier – this underlines the market’s faith in Suzlon’s products and services,” Tanti said.
If it goes as currently planned, project construction is expected to commence towards 2013.
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