Kenersys opens its Baramati plant

Wind turbine manufacturer Kenersys, which is part of the Kalyani group, inaugurated its state-of-the-art manufacturing plant at Baramati in Maharashtra today.

Kenersys has set ambitious targets to rapidly expand its footprint in the growing Indian wind energy market. The company, with its global headquarters and technology centre in Germany, is on track with a global production capacity of 1,000 MW.

"Renewable energy represents the next big frontier in the technology industry and wind power is one of the fastest growing energy sources in the world," said BN Kalyani, chairman, Kenersys group and chairman and managing director, Bharat Forge Ltd, while inaugurating the plant at Baramati. "At Kenersys, we have been able to successfully combine German expertise with the global supply chain capabilities of the Kalyani group to offer premium, state-of-the art wind energy solutions to our customers."

According to Paulo Fernando Soares, Kenersys group CEO, the turbines produced in Baramati use industry-leading Synerdrive Technology with special features that are new for India. "Besides guaranteeing an uninterrupted power supply, it also ensures high efficiency, reliability and a maximum availability of the turbines and enables easy maintenance of the machine," added Soares. "We have simultaneously introduced this technology in India and in Europe."

Kailash Tarachandani, CEO, Kenersys India notes that the country is the third-largest wind energy market in the world, with an estimated wind potential of 100 GW onshore. It saw the addition of 2,139 MW of new capacity in 2010, taking the total installed capacity to 13,065 MW. "Our new facility is a part of our strategic bid to build our presence in India and this plant underscores our commitment to becoming a major player in the Indian wind market," added Tarachandani.

Kenersys' customers include Vattenfall, a leading European utility, as also Indian companies such as Tata Power, Ushdev, Serum Institute, Panchshil and Bharat Forge.

Founded in 2003 as an engineering company focused on wind, it became part of the Kalyani Group in 2007. A year later, First Reserve Corporation, a US-based energy private equity firm, committed to alternate and renewable energy companies, invested in Kenersys.

The group has aggressive plans to emerge as a competitive provider of wind energy products and services.