December 02, 2008

CLP India to invest INR 500 crore in Samana power project

PTI reported that power company CLP India is planning to invest INR 500 crore in its wind power plant at Samana in Gujarat.

Mr Andrew Brandler CEO of CLP said that "The Samana project makes an important contribution to its renewable energy portfolio, which is growing both geographically and in terms of its contribution to the company's generating capacity."

The 100.8 MW plant is the largest power project undertaken by CLP and involves the building of 126 turbines of Enercon E53, each with a capacity of 800 KW. The project is expected to be completed by January 2009.

CLP India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong based CLP Group.