Suzlon partners Brazil: adding 350 MW of wind energy capacity

Suzlon Group, the world's fifth largest wind turbine maker has completed installing and commissioning of over 350 MW wind energy in Brazil over a period of 16 months ending Nov 2014 with bulk of 309 MW being added in Calendar Year (CY)2014. This combined capacity includes projects located in the high wind states of Rio Grande do Norte & Ceara in Brazil. The installations comprise of 150 WTGs (Wind Turbine Generators) of Suzlon's proven S9X product series S95 & S97 and 18 WTGs of Suzlon work-horse of S88, both with a rated capacity of 2.1 MW. The above 168 WTGs were distributed amongst three major clients representing Banks/Financial Institutions/ Funds and EPC/Construction Companies in Brazil. Speaking on the project completion, Tulsi R. Tanti, Chairman, Suzlon Group said: "The successful completion of projects in Brazil bears testimony to Suzlon's value proposition and our customer's confidence and trust in our end to end solutions. We remain focused on high growth & emerging markets and Brazil is a key geography of our growth strategy. Suzlon is committed to contribute to Brazil's energy basket by reducing its carbon footprint and bridging the country's power needs." Suzlon machines across various wind farms in Brazil have delivered the highest Capacity
Factor in Brazil over the years.