Saravanan Manickam, Vice Chairman, IWTMA & Country Head and MD-India, Nordex Group
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Bijoy Ghosh
German windmill maker Nordex Group, which has a plant in Chennai in India, aims to achieve 50 per cent revenue growth by the end of 2027 over the present ₹4,500 crore, said Saravanan Manickam, Country Head and MD–India, Nordex Group.
In September, the company signed an MoU with the State government to invest ₹1,000 crore to expand the plant. Last week, it also signed an MoU with the Kamarajar Port Authority, which operates the Kamarajar port in North Chennai, to look at an additional port to export its products.
At present, its products are exported only from the VOC port in Thoothukudi, he told businessline. However, once the expansion happens, an additional port will be helpful, he added.
Nordex plans to export its windmill blades and equipment in future through the Kamarajar Port in North Chennai once the infrastructure inside the port and outside is ready, he said.
The Chennai plant has been functioning since 2015 with the current capacity at 3 GW nacelle and 2 GW blade. The entire production is exported through the VOC port to nearly 20 countries, including Germany, Australia and Brazil, he said.
The VOC port is about 400 km from Chennai and takes 4–5 days to reach, while the Kamarajar port is just 40 km. At Thoothukudi, the company has 100 acres outside the port to store blades, hubs and nacelle for three months. “We will require around 100 acres outside the Kamarajar port,” he said.
“We will not move out of the VOC port. We will only add another port,” he said. The company at present exports through the Thoothukudi port about 1,000 blades every year.
“With Kamarajar port, it is a non-binding MoU. Factors like berth availability, crane, road and storage should support us,” he said.
Published on October 27, 2025
