Gamesa Wind Turbines Pvt Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of Gamesa - World leader in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of wind turbines, bagged an order from GAIL India, for supplying 24.7 MW of wind power turbines to the project in Palani, Tamil Nadu.

The project is expected to be commissioned by March 2012. Gamesa has received an order for 29 units of G58-850 KW (24.7 MW) machines for the project. This is the first PSU order for Gamesa which is aggressively working towards expanding its operations in the Indian wind energy market.

Mr Ramesh Kymal, Chairman & Managing Director, Gamesa Wind Turbines Pvt Ltd said, "We are glad to partner with GAIL India and look forward to play a relevant role in decreasing India's energy deficit. Gamesa brings a vast experience in wind energy technology and we are keen on continuing this partnership for responsible and sustainable business to help achieve GAIL's organizational goals."

The order follows GAIL India's decision to foray into commercial generation of wind energy. GAIL India plans to set up 100 megawatt (mw) of wind energy generator (WEG) spread over Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in the present financial year. As per the proposal discussed by Gail board, four modules of 25MW each will be installed in two southern states.