Bannur Wind Farm

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

Social Impact Management

The project's area of influence was studied during the construction period. Information was obtained from 83 families, as well as from local authorities, regarding the basic needs situation. With this information, it was possible to plan a medium-term social action intervention in collaboration with a local social entity starting in 2017. The following actions from this initiative are noteworthy:

• Regular participation by ACCIONA staff in meetings in the various communities which involved local and regional authorities, children, parents and volunteers.
• Direct dialogue with members of the community that help to identify different needs.
• Local media coverage of the company’s initiatives in the area. 2

Social action

Since 2017, a project has been underway in collaboration with Pratham, a NGO dedicated to improving the quality of education in India. Some highlights from 2019 include:

• Continued support for the 1,394 children with whom ACCIONA worked the year before in order to continue accompanying them in their improvement and learning process.
• Competitions to discourage school dropouts and encourage the involvement of parents in the educational process.
• Weekly skills building sessions for public school teachers.

This initiative was chosen by the United Nations Global Compact as an example of good practices to be disseminated by networks on the 4th anniversary of the approval of the Sustainable Development Goals.