EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) is now an emerging model that is preferred for renewable energy deployment.
Within this model, a single contractor deals with the entire responsibility, starting with initial design to material sourcing thereby to construction.
Recently, Suzlon Energy Limited received an order of 400MW wind EPC from TATA Power Renewable Energy Limited, an order of more than 1GW.
The company has further updated that this will be installed in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh, which involves 127 S144 wind turbine generators with a capacity of 3.15 MW each.
Key Highlights
EPC appears to be an integrated model, including the primary stage design and material selection to construction. Thereby avoiding the approach to various vendors on different aspects of installation.
Similarly, as per reports, Suzlon will also be executing the EPC model, which will include land acquisition, turbine supply, plant works, pool substations, extra high voltage transmission line, operations, and service maintenance.
As many customers expect execution certainty, EPC becomes the immediate choice in construction or installation.
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“The order secured from the TATA group is marked as a milestone considering the long-standing relationship with TATA Power,” said Girish Tanti, Vice Chairman, Suzlon Group.
The new contract was also awarded within 12 months, just after the previous one. This is the fourth order that Suzlon receives, in Andhra Pradesh, now getting close to 1GW.
TATA plays a central role in India’s transition from fossil fuel through massive capital investments in solar, wind, and energy storage solutions. Similarly, Suzlon also has a proven end-to-end execution that enables customers to avoid risk in projects and march with confidence.
As the company already has an installed base of 1.8 GW in the state. This accounts for 28.44 percentage totally installed in South India.
He also added that “over the past decades, the partnership has evolved from individual projects to advanced hybrid renewable energy solutions that impact India’s energy solution.”
The order also demonstrates how integrated development and execution can accelerate renewable energy deployment, that too as an EPC project under the DevCo Model.
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