CHENNAI: Gamesa, a global renewable energy company, on Wednesday commissioned its maiden solar project in India. The 9MW turnkey solar project was commissioned in Vedachandur, near Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

"We are globally renowned for our expertise and technical prowess in harnessing both sun and wind, and hence our foray into solar has been a natural progression and will be carried out even more meticulously. With a strong backing of skilled workforce and unparalleled O&M service network, we are confident of achieving many more MWs in the coming years," said Ramesh Kymal, chairman and MD, Gamesa India.

In July 2015, Gamesa, announced its entry into the solar market by offering EPC solutions for MW Scale, Roof-Top projects and Rural/Micro-Grid Projects besides continuing to expand its Inverter Solutions.

K V Sajay, executive vice president - solar business unit, Gamesa India said, "Today, as a nation we have harnessed only 4.6 GW of solar power when we actually have tremendous opportunity to harness what is remaining of the 2,100 GW the country has to offer. We consider this project as our first step towards harnessing this huge opportunity thereby establishing ourselves as a strong solar player as well."

To date, Gamesa has installed over 2,100MW and services more than 1,700MW under O&M agreements. In addition, in its capacity as wind farm developer, it has developed over 1,300MW.