Disclosure of wind turbine parts' source may be must
New Delhi: The government has proposed to mandate the listing of details of domestic vendors and source of blades, tower, gearbox and generators if wind turbine makers want their products to be included in the Revised List of Models and Manufacturers (RLMM), in a bid to discourage imports of these components.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, in the draft amendments to the RLMM, has said an exemption will be given for a year to those importing these components required for 50 wind turbines or 200 MW, whichever is lower, and to any new wind turbine manufacturer.
"Some wind turbine manufacturers import some parts, especially generators and gear box. The government is looking at the components also being made domestically," said an industry executive, who did not wish to be identified.
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