Suzlon Energy Ltd.

Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth largest wind turbine maker and the developer of the Kutch wind park, has crossed 1,000 MW (1 GW) of installed capacity. This achievement makes the wind park one of the largest of its kind in India, a proud accomplishment for the state of Gujarat and Suzlon. It currently has a total installed capacity of over 1,500 MW in the state of Gujarat, accounting for nearly 50% of the total wind power installations. The other locations in Gujarat where the company has installations are in the districts of Jamnagar, Porbandar, Rajkot and Bhavnagar.

This wind park lights up the lives of the local community through Suzlon Foundation’s interventions. Implemented under Suzlon’s commitment to sustainable development, the Foundation has positively impacted more than 6,000 families in over 79 villages in the Kutch district, through initiatives like water conservation, revitalization of Kutch craft, employment for differently able individuals, and tree plantation as well as community organization and education support.

Suzlon’s maiden project for this wind park was initiated in August 2005 at Changdai site in Gujarat. The wind park comprises Suzlon’s entire product portfolio - ranging from the 600 kW model to the latest S9X - 2.1 MW series. The wind park includes a cluster of wind farm sites spread across the Kutch district namely Nanisindholi, Suthri, Jakhau, Amaliyara, Vanku, Lathedi, Jamanvada, Sinoi and Shikarpur.

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.