Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth largest wind turbine manufacturer, has strategically sold the 240 MW Big Sky Wind Farm in Illinois to EverPower Wind Holdings. Suzlon Group had recently acquired the Big Sky wind farm from Edison Mission Energy via their fully owned US-based subsidiary Suzlon Wind Energy Corp (SWECO).
Suzlon Group has signed a definitive agreement with EverPower to sell the project located in Illinois, about 95 miles west of Chicago. This acquisition of Big Sky by EverPower makes it the nation's 18th largest wind generator, with a combined capacity of 752MW in the US in winder power generation.
Suzlon Group comprises of Suzlon Energy and its subsidiaries, including Repower Systems SE. Suzlon Energy is leader in wind energy in the India, which is world’s fifth largest wind energy market. Its business model has range of services that include development, manufacturing, marketing, EPC project delivery and operations and maintenance of wind turbine generators around the world.