Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL) on November 3, 2022 announced that it has installed a wind turbine taller than the world’s tallest ‘Statue of Unity’ at Mundra, Gujarat. The turbine has been installed by Mundra Windtech Ltd (MWL), a wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated by Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL).
Important Points
This turbine has been installed by Mundra Windtech Limited (MWL), a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL).
The 200 m long wind turbine has a power generation capacity of 5.2 MW and can provide electricity to about 4,000 homes.
It is taller than the Statue of Unity, the tallest statue in the world at 182 metres.
It is the largest wind turbine in terms of power generation and has a rotor diameter of 160 metres.
The hub height of the wind turbine generator is 120 metres, which is equivalent to a 40-storey building.
- It will work at wind speeds as low as 3 metres per second (mps) and up to 20 mps, reaching its optimum power production at around 12 mps wind speeds.