Siemens Gamesa has signed a supply agreement with steel company ArcelorMittal’s subsidiary in India to supply 46 SG 3.6-145 wind turbines for a project totaling 166MW in Andhra Pradesh, India.
The deal has been signed with AM Green Energy Private Limited (AMGEPL), a joint venture of ArcelorMittal and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India). The wind project will form part of a 989MW wind-solar hybrid renewable energy project by AMGEPL in the Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh. The total power generated from the Kurnool wind farm will be used by the AM/NS India steel plant located at Hazira, in the state of Gujarat, and will enable AM/NS India to meet 20% of its electricity needs from renewable resources. The supply of wind turbines to this project in Kurnool District will commence in the second quarter of calendar year 2023 and the turbines will be manufactured at Siemens Gamesa’s plants in India.
