Suzlon bags 50.40 MW project in Andhra Pradesh

Suzlon Group has bagged an 50 MW wind power project in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. Suzlon a leading global renewable energy solutions provider, announced winning this order. ‘The project consists of 24 units of S95 90m tubular tower with rated capacity of 2.1 MW.  The project was scheduled for completion by March 2017. This order win takes the current year's total order portfolio with the business house to 84 MW, out of which 33.60 MW was announced earlier as a part of order wins from SME’s. Suzlon will provide comprehensive operation and maintenance for a period of 20 years, and it also includes staunch life cycle asset management services to the project. The project has potential to provide power to over 27,000 households and reduce 0.10 million tonnes of CO2 excretion per annum. Suzlon Group CEO JP Chalasani said our focus is to bring down the cost of energy by investing in technologically advanced products and thereby enable renewable energy to make the move from alternative to mainstream energy. Suzlon's competitive edge is the end-to-end solutions approach and we will continue to offer turnkey solutions for our customers. The S9X 2.1 MW platform features the time-tested Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) technology which is designed to optimally harness available wind resources. It not only delivers higher energy yield, but also offers higher return on investment for customers.