ELIN Motoren facility in India: Wind power partner to the Global South.
Clean and affordable energy is necessary to achieve long-term and sustainable growth targets in the countries and regions of what is known as the Global South. When it comes to generating renewable electricity, India has become one of the major players in the energy sector and key supplier industries. Wind turbines play an outstanding role in achieving the net zero target for CO2 emissions: Voith Turbo subsidiary ELIN Motoren is supporting the decarbonization efforts of the sub-continent with a plant in Chakan near the metropolis of Pune in the state of Maharashtra in Western India. ELINWG India Private Limited produces an established wind generator portfolio in the range 2 to 7 MW, which is ideal for use in low wind regions like India.
Reliably turning wind into electrical energy: More than 16,000 generators from ELIN Motoren are installed in wind turbines worldwide.
Two power classes: Wind turbines for different wind conditions
Low wind systems
Main application:
Onshore in low wind zones like India, Europe, North America, Australia
Output range:
Hub height:
Rotor diameter:
High wind systems
Main application:
Onshore in low wind zones like India, Europe, North America, Australia
On- and offshore in high wind zones like Europe, North America
Hub height:
Rotor diameter:
These are indicative values only. Specific dimensions depend on manufacturer, delivery location, and wind conditions.
Successfully in use worldwide:
Product overview of ELIN Motoren generator platforms
ELIN Motoren has established modular platforms for its wind generator portfolio. Based on these platforms, customers have flexible options when specifying the products, tailored to the necessary output range and application – whether for onshore or offshore, low or high wind, or hot or cold climate conditions. As a result, the generators can be operated in markets all around the world and in various climatic conditions. On request, the products can also be designed to be compliant with CSA-C22.2, IEC60034 and UL1004 standards.
Modern technology for India’s future
In addition to electric motors, ELIN Motoren has been developing and producing generators for power generation for decades.
The company’s components have been used in wind turbines for more than 30 years. At its Chakan plant, the team from ELIN Motoren produces doubly-fed asynchronous generators offering an outstanding level of reliability and operational safety.
The customers for these state-of-the-art generators come primarily from the local, but also international, energy industry. On the Indian market, 2 to 3 MW systems are currently being offered, while generators with a capacity of 4 to 5 MW are undergoing development. Overall, the generator portfolio of ELINWG India Private Limited covers the entire power spectrum from 2 to 7 MW.
Best of both worlds
With the wind generators produced at its production facility in Chakan outside Pune, Voith Turbo is combining the “best of both worlds”: the experience and expertise of the ELIN Motoren Group in Europe, a longstanding partner to the wind power industry in Europe and a subsidiary of Voith, and local market knowledge of the entire Indian sub-continent, complemented by stable local supply chains.
Renewable energy for an emerging economy
In India, the expansion of regenerative energy sources is a top priority. The above average economic growth of the nation with a population of almost 1.5 billion necessitates more energy year by year. To reconcile the country’s ambitious decarbonization strategy – a net zero target for CO2 emissions by 2070 – with the increasing demand for electricity, India is investing heavily in wind turbines. The plan is for a capacity of 140 GW by 2030. To reach this goal, the Indian government is providing significant subsidies for the expansion of wind power.
These are the current market trends for wind turbines in India:
Strong market dynamics: Expansion of wind turbine facilities in India
At 42 GW, India has the fourth largest installed capacity in renewable energies worldwide and plans to increase this by 2030 to 500 GW, of which 140 GW onshore and 37 GW offshore.
Planned onshore wind power increase by 2030:
Number of wind turbines needed at an average turbine output of 3 MW:
Sources: Indiaʼs Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and GWEC Outlook Onshore Wind Installation 2030
