Suzlon bags 90 MW order from ReNew Power

Suzlon Group, one of the leading wind turbine manufacturer, bagged another order for 90.30 MW turnkey project from its existing customer, ReNew Power, an independent power producer (IPP) company. Suzlon will install its S97 90m WTGs (wind turbine generator) with rated capacity of 2.1MW at Ellutla site in Ananthpur district, Andhra Pradesh (AP).
 
The project will provide electricity to about 56,000 households and curb about 0.195 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. Suzlon is witnessing strong traction in order inflow and this recent 90 MW order from ReNew Power, bolsters its new order intake in Q1 FY 2016 to over 190 MW from leading IPPs.
 
Tulsi Tanti, chairman, Suzlon Group said, “Suzlon & ReNew share a common resolve to enhance India’s renewable energy portfolio and have successfully collaborated in the past few years. We are glad to once again partner with ReNew for this project in Andhra Pradesh. It is a testament of ReNew’s confidence in our product portfolio, project execution capabilities & Life cycle asset management services.
 
The order of 90 MW from ReNew Power in Andhra Pradesh is the fourth repeat order from ReNew and the second order in the Q1 FY16. Suzlon has commissioned 98.70 MW for ReNew Power; 100.80 MW is currently under execution in Rajasthan and recently bagged a 90MW project in Madhya Pradesh.
 
Sumant Sinha, Chairman & CEO, ReNew Power said, “Our mission is to play a pivotal role in meeting India’s growing energy needs, which requires us to partner with companies such as Suzlon, that have a strong foothold in the Indian market. ReNew Power, today has clean energy assets of more than 1000 MW of commissioned and under-construction projects. As a leading energy company in India, looking to rapidly expand business with highly efficient operations that support our growth objective, ReNew Power is pleased to associate with Suzlon as our partner of choice for developing this project in Andhra Pradesh.”