Leading renewable energy power company Orient Green Power Company (OGPL) commissioned a 18.7 MW wind farm project at Gudimangalam in Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu on 11 July 2011. OGPL currently has an operating capacity of 172 MW of wind energy in Tamil Nadu making it the leading wind independent power producers (IPPs) in the state. OGPL's total operating capacity in India comprising both wind and biomass power stands at 248.5 MW.
The company commissioned 10 MW biomass plant near Pollachi in Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu in early July 2011.
The company declared that there are significant projects in the pipeline which is expected to take the renewable energy capacity in Tamil Nadu to 342 MW by the end of 2011-12. This capacity addition will lead to enhanced availability of power especially in the Tiruppur district, which comprises a large proportion of industrial and SME consumers.
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