JSW Energy Limited has commissioned its wind blade manufacturing plant at Halol, Gujarat, vertically integrating its wind energy value chain. The facility will help de-risk its supply chain for upcoming wind projects.
JSW Energy currently operates an installed wind energy capacity of 3.9 GW. It has 6.5 GW of locked-in hybrid capacity where wind is an integral component and 2.4 GW of plain-vanilla locked-in wind projects. JSW Energy is among the largest wind power players in the country.
The Halol facility has an annual production capacity of up to 450 wind blades, equivalent to 600 MW of wind projects. The plant will manufacture 82-metre wind blades compatible with 4 MW Wind Turbine Generators. A second plant at Chitradurga, Karnataka is in advanced stages of commissioning.
In-house blade manufacturing is expected to support MNRE's domestic content requirements and optimise capital expenditure on wind projects by reducing logistics and input costs. It also insulates the company from input price fluctuations in wind blades.
JSW Energy has a total locked-in generation capacity of 32.1 GW, comprising 13.7 GW operational and 13.8 GW under construction across thermal, hydro, and renewables, with a pipeline of 4.6 GW. It also has 29.6 GWh of locked-in energy storage capacity, including 26.4 GWh of pumped hydro storage and 3.2 GWh of battery energy storage systems. The company aims to reach 30 GW of generation capacity and 40 GWh of energy storage capacity by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. JSW Energy began commercial operations in 2000 and has expanded generation capacity from 260 MW to 13.7 GW.
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