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Wind Industry Profile of
India: Suzlon achieves a milestone by surpassing 2,000 MW installations in Maharashtra
The Suzlon Group, one of the leading wind turbine manufacturer, announced that it has achieved a significant milestone of 2000 MW (2 GW) of cumulative installations in Maharashtra during the first half of the year. Suzlon has a long standing presence in Maharashtra and commands a leading market share contributing significantly towards Maharashtra’s sustainable energy mix.Suzlon’s technological knowhow, its best in class OMS (Operation & Maintenance Services) and its end to end solutions approach gives it the competitive edge.
With over two decades of operating history, the Suzlon Group has a cumulative installation of over 14 GW of wind energy capacity, presence in 19 countries and a customer base of over 1700.
Suzlon’s projects in Maharashtra are spread across 8 districts in over 40 sites. These projects are set up for a diverse group of customers from different sectors such as IPPs, Corporates, Retails, PSUs, MSMEs, etc. Suzlon has come a long way since its maiden turbine installation in this state in 1998 with a turbine of rated capacity 350 kW. With an increased demand in clean energy solutions in Maharashtra, Suzlon evolved its product offerings to higher rated capacity turbines such as the robust 2.1 MW product platform.
Mr. Tulsi Tanti, Chairman, Suzlon Group said, ”Suzlon’s operations in Maharashtra commenced in 1998 when we installed our first wind turbine at Satara. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our customers, investors and our employees for their continuous belief and relentless support in this long journey spanning over 17 years.
Maharashtra has played an integral part in enhancing Suzlon’s growth. Suzlon is committed to contribute to the state’s energy security and at the same time work towards mitigating the carbon footprint.”
- 302 villages covered under CSR outreach program
- 28055 families directly benefiting
- 88 schools covered and targeting approximately over 14,651 students
- 27676 trees planted
- 22 hectares of land treated for land and soil conservation
- 1020 SHGs (Self Help Group) & community based organizations formed and strengthened
- Source:
- Suzlon
- Link:
- www.suzlon.com/...