BHEL to re-enter wind energy biz

Hyderabad, May 10 BHEL has decided to re-enter the wind energy business in a big way this year. The focus would be on equipment manufacture.

The Ranipet unit of the engineering major, which has facilities for wind energy, will re-start the manufacturing activity, according to Mr B.P. Rao, Director (Industrial Systems & Products), BHEL.

BHEL had earlier ventured into setting up wind farms and manufacture in a small way, but issues concerning land acquisition were a major hurdle, he said.

“We are talking with a global energy major for a possible partnership in the wind energy sector,” Mr Rao, who was in Hyderabad recently to participate in a seminar of Plant Engineers told Business Line.

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