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Grid-connected in September, 2017, the 78-MW Bannur Wind Farm is the largest one built by ACCIONA in India so far. It is the fourth wind facility owned by the company, reaching 163.8 MW of operational capacity in the country.

Located in Bijapur district in the state of Karnataka (south-west India), Bannur has twenty-six AW125/3000 Nordex-Acciona Windpower wind turbines (rotor diameter 125 metres) mounted on 120-metre high concrete towers.

 

The new facility generates an estimated 242 gigawatt-hours (GWh) a year, equivalent to the consumption of over 224,000 Indian homes and avoiding the emission of 232,562 metric tons of CO2 to the atmosphere from coal-fired power stations. The energy generated is supplied to the utility Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM), following the signing of a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA).

This project is the first directly developed and built by ACCIONA in the Indian market, highlighting its capacity to adapt to the specific conditions of the country. The construction of Bannur has created more than 600 direct jobs, contributing to local development in the eighth biggest state in the country in terms of population. The concrete towers on which the turbines will be mounted have been built close to the site in a purpose-built facility.

The turbine nacelles have mostly been assembled in the plant set up by Nordex-Acciona Windpower – a company partly owned by ACCIONA – in the city of Chennai (south-east India). This factory assembles the AW3000 wind turbine, a 3-MW machine in its class II and III versions, which are ideal for sites with the medium-to-low winds that prevail in India.

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Location: Bijapur, Karnataka (India).
  • Capacity: 78 MW
  • Wind turbines: 26 - AW125/3000.
  • Towers: concrete (120 m. hub hight)
  • Start up: 2017.
  • Owner: ACCIONA.

KEY FIGURES

  • The largest wind farm built and operated by ACCIONA in India
  • 242GWh of annual estimated output, equivalent to the power consumption of 224,000 homes
  • 232,562 metric tonnes of CO2 avoided in coal-fired power stations annually
  • More than 600 jobs created during the construction phase
  • First wind farm directly developed and built by ACCIONA in India
  • Wind turbines assembled in Nordex-Acciona Windpower plant at Chennai
  • Market with high growth potential: 60,000 MW in wind targeted by 2022 from 28,700 installed by the end of 2016

 
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