Suzlon Group’s Subsidiary REpower System SE and Belgian offshore project development company C-Power NV has completed installation of the first 6M- the world’s most powerful offshore turbine - 28 kilometers off the port of Oostende. The REpower 6M has rotor with diameter of 126 metres, with a swept area greater than football pitches.
The turbine, with a rated power of 6.15 megawatts (MW), is the first of 48 REpower 6M to be constructed in the phases two and three of the Belgian offshore wind farm Thornton Bank. The installation of the first 30 turbines is planned for 2012, and a further 18 are scheduled for installation during an extension stage by mid 2013.
Suzlon Group comprises of Suzlon Energy and its subsidiaries, including Repower Systems SE. Suzlon Energy is leader in wind energy in the India, which is world’s fifth largest wind energy market. Its business model has range of services that include development, manufacturing, marketing, EPC project delivery and operations and maintenance of wind turbine generators around the world.
