Project keyVCS-51Project descriptionAcciona Wind Energy Pvt. Ltd. (AWEPL) is an Indian Company and a 100% subsidiary of the Spanish Acciona group of companies, i.e. Acciona Energia Internacional, S.A. and Acciona, S.A. AWEPL has implemented a wind energy project as project owner with 18 wind turbines of 1.65MW each supplied by Vestas Wind Technology India Pvt. Ltd. totaling 29.70MW spread over two locations in close proximity in Jagalur taluk, Davangere district in the State of Karnataka. The project activity involves the development, construction, operation and maintenance of wind based electricity generation facilities connected to the grid. The project supplies renewable electricity to the Karnataka State electricity grid and reduces greenhouse gas emissions caused by reliance on fossil fuels to that extent. The generated electricity is supplied to BESCOM (Distribution Company) under long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a period of 20 years with a standard tariff of Rs.3.40 per kWh for the initial 10 years. 