Windar Renovables, a world leader in manufactures of wind towers, in collaboration with Gamesa India, has set up its first tower manufacturing factory in Vadodara, Gujarat and the first in India.

The tower factory spread on area of 13,500 sqm has been built by Windar Renewable Energy Pvt Ltd—a 68:32 joint venture between Windar and Gamesa Wind Turbines. With an investment of Rs.90 crore, the factory employs 175 people and will produce 240 tubular towers by the end of 2012. Windar will use its technological expertise in manufacturing tubular towers to cater to the markets across country and abroad, supplying to clients like Gamesa, Acciona and Alstom, a company statement said.

Windar Renewable Energy Pvt Ltd operates as a part of Daniel Alsonso group is today one of the leaders in the manufacture of wind towers in the world. The company produces 1,270 towers per year from its four production plants located in Spain, the statement added.