GE Renewable Energy's LM Wind Power Produces 44,444 th wind turbine blade in India

India, 2021: GE Renewable Energy announced today it has produced its 44,444th wind turbine

blade at LM Wind Power’s wind turbine blade manufacturing sites in India. These blades have

been manufactured in the two factories located near Bangalore, Karnataka and in Vadodara,

Gujarat.

Phani Gujjari, Head of Operations for LM Wind Power in India said, “We know blades. From

design, prototyping and testing, to manufacturing, maintenance and service. As the 44,444th

blade rolled out of our India plants in June this year, we are focused on making next generation

wind turbine blades for a greener world.”

LM Wind Power’s operations in India began in 1994 in Hoskote near Bangalore with the

production of 13.4-meter blades. Today, driven by innovation and built with passion the length of

the blades produced in India exceeds 80 meters.

The Dabaspet factory in Bangalore (inaugurated in 2007) is recognized globally as a model

factory, with a modern in-house lab, a playground for innovation and collaboration, and an

industry leading service center. In 2016, LM Wind Power inaugurated its Vadodara factory,

which became one of its largest production sites in the world. Both factories are recognized for

their high safety standards and production efficiency. In 2020, the Dabaspet factory was

awarded the CII South Region EHS Excellence Award 2020 for Manufacturing Excellence.

Since the start of its operations in India 27 years ago, LM Wind Power has designed and

produced innovative, customer-driven blades which have helped install over 11+ GW of wind

power and power approximately 6 million homes till date. Currently, about 70% of blades

manufactured in its factories in India are exported, supporting the Government of India’s vision

to ‘Make for the World’.

LM Wind Power has global service capabilities and with a strong network of operations and

maintenance support facilities, combined with efficient onsite repair solutions, the company

delivers high-quality solutions to wind farm owners across the world. The Service team in India

is also recognized and globally certified under GWO (Global Wind Organization) to provide

training to technicians across the industry.

About GE Renewable Energy

GE Renewable Energy is a $15.7 billion business which combines one of the broadest portfolios in

the renewable energy industry to provide end-to-end solutions for our customers demanding reliable

and affordable green power. Combining onshore and offshore wind, blades, hydro, storage, utility-

scale solar, and grid solutions as well as hybrid renewables and digital services offerings, GE

GE Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy has installed more than 400+ gigawatts of clean renewable energy and equipped

more than 90 percent of utilities worldwide with its grid solutions. With nearly 40,000 employees

present in more than 80 countries, GE Renewable Energy creates value for customers seeking to

power the world with affordable, reliable and sustainable green electrons.

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About LM Wind Power

LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy Business, is a world leading designer and manufacturer of

rotor blades for wind turbines, with a global manufacturing footprint that includes blade factories in

Brazil, Canada, China, India, Poland, Spain, France, Turkey and the United States. The company has

produced more than 241,000 blades since 1978, corresponding to more than 121 GW installed

capacity and global savings of 251 million metric tons of CO2 annually. In 2018, LM Wind Power

became the first carbon neutral business in the wind industry.

Follow us at www.lmwindpower.com or on Twitter @lmwindpower