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State Bank of India has become the first bank in
India to install wind farms for captive power generation.
As part of the first phase, the bank has
already operationalized 15 mw of wind farms spread
over Maharashtra (9 mw), Tamil Nadu (4.5 mw) and
Gujarat (1.5 mw). Electricity generated will be used
by SBI facilities across the three states.
The multi-state project was executed by Suzlon
Energy Ltd with a gestation period of just four
months, a release from the Pune-based wind energy
company said. The farms are equipped with 10 units
of S-82 1.5mw turbine generators.
SBI is also planning to set up 20 mw of wind power
capacity, on the same lines, in Gujarat. The bank is
awaiting clarification from Gujarat Energy Development
Authority on the feasibility of wheeling power
even to the bank's LT consumption points, SBI Chairman
O.P. Bhatt noted in a statement.
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