Under the terms of the contract, AMSC will begin shipping the electrical control systems to Ghodawat in the middle of 2010 and will complete all shipments by the end of 2013 at the latest.
Shrenik Ghodawat, managing director of GEPL, said: “Pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and energy independence are growing, global concerns that are helping to drive the adoption of clean, renewable power.
“We are now beginning the production of wind turbines in India that are at the leading edge of technology to help meet this critical need. Our goal is to achieve 25% market share in India’s wind power market while also building our business in foreign markets.”
AMSC’s wind turbine electrical control systems and core electrical components include the company’s proprietary PowerModule converters, pitch and yaw converters, SCADA systems and other power electronics.
Greg Yurek, founder and CEO of AMSC, said: “In India, wind power is projected to continue to account for an increasing percentage of the country’s energy mix. Ghodawat is capitalizing on this opportunity by producing towers, developing wind farms and – now – manufacturing and deploying entire wind turbine systems.”
