The Theni project is located in Tamil Nadu and was acquired under an EPC contract with ReGen Powertech (www.regenpowertech.com) in 2009 and fully commissioned in August 2010. The project capacity is 16.5 MW consisting of 11 Vensys-77 turbines. The power is supplied to the Tami Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation under a 20 year Power Purchase Agreement.
ReGen is a Chennai-based company which manufactures turbines using technology from Vensys Energy AG, Germany. Vensys technology is well established and the worldwide installed capacity of wind turbines of the same design is in excess of 1,650 MW.
The Theni project was the second project to be registered under the Generation Based Incentive scheme in India. The project is currently being registered as a Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol.