Siemens Gamesa will launch its new SG 3.4-145 turbine in India operating at up to 3.6MW, as the OEM moves to tap into demand for more powerful, taller turbines in the market there.

The new machine, an extension of the manufacturer’s 3.X platform, has a 145-metre-diameter rotor from the Siemens Gamesa 4MW range, a hub-height of 127.5-metres and a tip height of 200-metres, boosting annual energy production by 48% from its 2.2-128 model, the manufacturer reckons.

Taller turbines are a hot topic in the Indian market, where increased hub heights are seen as a way of making fresh sites viable in a market where land availability is tight and many of the best locations have already been developed.

The new turbine – which is also specially-equipped to operate at high-temperature sites – will be produced at Siemens Gamesa’s Indian plants from early 2021. A prototype has already been commissioned in Spain.

India is a key market for Siemens Gamesa, which led there in 2019 but has suffered along with other OEMs from a dip in activity over the last few years. It is now hoping to benefit from a last push by the government to hit ambitious 2022 installation goals via a huge tender programme

Siemens Gamesa onshore CEO Alfonso Faubel said: “The Indian market is evolving fast and so adapting to the new market dynamics is key to our success and long-term competitiveness.”

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Siemens Gamesa gets bigger in India with new turbine launch