Name and Location
Wind farm projects, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Client
The project will be developed by two special purpose vehicles (SPVs) – Ostro AP Wind Private and Ostro Andhra Wind Private. Both SPVs are wholly owned subsidiaries of Ostro Energy Private.

Project Description
The project involves development of two wind farms with a combined capacity of 197.4 MW in the Ramagiri, Kambadur and Kanaganapalli mandal of the Anantpur district, in Andhra Pradesh.

The project includes the procurement, erection, testing, commissioning, operation and maintenance of 94 wind turbines, with each unit generating 2.1 MW, land acquisition, project approvals, construction of internal/access roads, supervising control and data acquisition building, turbine foundations, evacuation infrastructure, external and internal transmission lines, as well as other associated civil works.

Transformers will be located near the turbine in an access-controlled area and will be connected to the overhead conductor at 33 kV, which, in turn, will connect to the transformer at the pooling substation.

A pooling substation with two 220/33 kV 63 MVA capacity transformers will be built at Perur village and will be used for the project.

The turbines will be located within a 10 km to 5 km radius of this substation. It will be connected to the project site through eight feeder lines of 33 kV each, with a capacity of about 25 MW or similar suitable combination.

Power from the pooling station will be evacuated through a 37 km 220 kV double-circuit transmission line to the grid substation at Borampalli (220/132). The transmission line along with other associated facilities will be handed over to State-owned utility Andhra Pradesh Power Transmission Company after construction.

Value
The project is estimated at $246-million.

Duration
Construction is expected to take 12 months, with full commissioning expected in February/March 2017.

Latest Developments
Suzlon Energy (turbines).

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Ostro Energy Private, tel +91 11 66469000, fax +91 11 66469090 or email mail contact@ostro.in.