NSL Renewable Power, a subsidiary of diversified NSL Group, is setting up a 75-MW wind farm in Maharashtra in two phases.
It has secured a $19-million (about Rs 100 crore) loan from International Finance Corporation for its wind power farm.
International Finance Corporation, of the World Bank group, which had also earlier invested in NSL firm, has recently approved the investment to part-fund the wind project, estimated to cost about Rs 500 crore.
The Hyderabad-based diversified group is setting up several wind farms, including a 75-MW wind power project in Chilarwadi village, in Satara district of Maharashtra.
This is being implemented by its step-down subsidiary NSL Wind Power Company (Satara) Private Limited. The company proposes to implement the project in two phases with 25.5MW in the first phase.
Each phase will have a construction period of six months from the commencement of work.
For NSL arm, the project involves supply, erection and operations and maintenance of 50 wind turbines, each unit generating 1.5 MW.
This is to be supplied by ReGen under a supply pact with NSL Wind.
ReGen, a group firm, is also operations and maintenance operator for the project. It has constructed a 220 KV transmission line, from the pooling station to the Maharashtra State transmission company.
The diversified NSL group has interests in seeds, power (including renewable energy), sugar and infrastructure.