The seeds of Suzlon were sown by Mr. Tulsi R. Tanti’s venture into the textile industry. Faced with soaring power costs and the infrequent availability of power, he looked to wind energy as an alternative. Beginning with a wind farm project in the Indian state of Gujarat in 1995, with a capacity of just 3 MW - he set forth to acquire the basic technology and varied expertise to set up Suzlon Energy Limited - India’s first home-grown wind technology company. By the end of 2009, Suzlon:
Supplied over 8,000 MW across the world Registering 100% growth rate year on year Was ranked the 3rd leading wind power equipment* manufacturer Earned a global market share of 9.8 %* Maintained market leadership in Asia Suzlon installed over 4800 MW of wind turbine capacity, acquired over 50% market share(YOY) and reigned as the market leader consecutively for the last 11years.
*combined (Suzlon + REpower)
Source:-*BTM Consult ApS March 2010
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