Suzlon Energy Limited
The Suzlon Group is one of the leading renewable energy solutions providers in the world with an international presence across 19 countries in Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa and North and South America. With over two decades of operational track record, the Group has a cumulative installation of approximately 16.07 GW of wind energy capacity, over 8,000 employees with diverse nationalities and world-class manufacturing facilities. Suzlon is the only Indian wind energy company with a large in-house Research and Development (R&D) set-up in Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and India. Over 10 GW of the Group’s installation is in India, which makes up for ~36% of the country’s wind installations, making Suzlon the largest player in this sector. The company has recently forayed into the solar space. The Group, headquartered at Suzlon One Earth in Pune, India, is comprised of Suzlon Energy Limited and its subsidiaries.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Wind Energy
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1995
About Us
Suzlon Group takes pride in creating enduring value through sustainable development. It strongly believes in connecting its core capabilities to provide optimum renewable energy solutions. The Group is one of the leading global renewable energy solution providers. Apart from being a technology leader, Suzlon endeavors to protect the environment, strengthen communities and propel responsible growth – a paradigm of Corporate Social Responsibility. The Group has long been driven by the concept of sustainable development, with a total installed capacity of its wind turbines being ~16.07 GW spread across six continents, standing as sentinels of a pollution free environment we can bequeath to the next generation. The Group has forayed into solar segment as well and is also focusing on Wind-Solar Hybrid solution.
Suzlon is a market leader in India with a global footprint across Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, North and South America. Over the past two decades, Suzlon has built and consolidated its presence in 19 countries. Suzlon’s global wind installations help in reducing ~21 million tonnes of CO2 emissions every year. The Group has 15 manufacturing facilities spread across India and China (Joint Venture). Having a dynamic workforce of over 8,800 employees. Suzlon is proud to support a culture in which employees are respected and empowered as the company’s most valued assets.
The Suzlon Group’s cutting edge technology enables it to offer an extensive range of robust and reliable products which have been developed to best suit every requirement. Suzlon’s S97-120 meters model from its reliable 2.1 MW suite of products is the world’s tallest all-steel hybrid tower wind turbine with a hub height of 120 meters above ground level and has been designed to harness wind energy across low wind sites. Similarly, the S111, belonging to the reliable and proven 2.1 MW family, has been designed to ensure highest safety while offering lowest lifecycle cost that helps drive down the cost of energy for customers. It features a rotor diameter of 111.8 meters with a swept area of more than 9,500 square meters, making it one of the highest yielding wind turbines in its class.
Suzlon Group pioneered the 'Concept to Commissioning' model in the wind energy industry, opening the market to new customer segments. Suzlon's full scope services ranging from feasibility studies and complex front-end engineering design to manufacturing of wind turbines and components and undertaking construction, installation and commissioning of wind farms as well as long-term operations and maintenance, meeting the breadth and depth of customer requirements across the renewable energy value chain. Suzlon's investment in R&D allows the company to capitalise on opportunities that many others strive to reach – as a component manufacturer, as a wind turbine manufacturer and as a full spectrum renewable energy solution provider.
The Group also offers and executes best-in-class Operations, Maintenance and Services (OMS) across the globe. The OMS division, with its proven track record of managing assets through its life cycle, has been a driving force in generating steady revenues as well as garnering customer confidence over the years. The SCADA system of the division enables remote monitoring of all wind turbines, allowing the organization to look after over 10,000 wind turbines worldwide. This enables the identification and rectification of errors before they turn into problems, resulting in uninterrupted operation and energy reliability. Using advance software tools like SC- Trinity and SC- Commander not only enables the monitoring of the turbines on a real time basis, but also offers complete transparency by making data available to customers, thereby building customer faith.
Suzlon is a market leader in India with 100+ wind farms with an installed capacity of over 10 GW spread across 9 states. Suzlon is credited with developing few of Asia’s largest operational onshore wind farms in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu. The Kutch (Gujarat) and Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) Wind farm of Suzlon till date have a cumulative installation of approximately 1,200 MW each. Suzlon's diverse client portfolio includes companies from a variety of industries, including private and public sector companies, power utilities and independent power producers.
Rooted in experience, the Group has taken innovative steps to stay competitive in a difficult economic environment and further the growth of renewable energy sector, globally. With ‘Powering a Greener Tomorrow’ as its vision, Suzlon Group has mandated Suzlon Foundation, to ensure sustainability across all its business operations. Suzlon is guided by its philosophy of pursuing social, economic, ecological and sustainable development for the planet.
Suzlon’s Headquarters, One Earth, located in Pune bears testimony to the Group’s focus on environment sustainability. One Earth is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) certified and one of the greenest corporate campuses in the world with Platinum LEED Certification.
With a number of revolutionary and cutting-edge products in the pipeline for harnessing renewable energy, Suzlon is indeed powering a greener tomorrow, today.
Vision and Values
Vision
- To be a technology leader in the renewable energy sector
- To be in the top three renewable energy companies in the key markets of the world
- To be a global leader in providing profitable renewable energy solutions
- To be the 'Company of Choice' for stakeholders.
Suzlon Values
- Our journey towards holistic sustainable development is built on the foundation of five values that determine the actions of each employee within the organization.
Agility
- I will facilitate efficient action for prompt decisiveness with the aim to drive the development of Suzlon and its practices, and extend this advantage to stakeholders.
Creativity
- I will bring innovation to my function to drive the aim of advancement in technology and operations in renewable energy, as envision by Suzlon.
Value addition
- I will go beyond the expected to maintain a competitive edge for Suzlon that is extended to its customers and stakeholders, as well as to meet the vision of a greener future.
Commitment
- I will be dedicated to meeting the Suzlon vision of Powering a Greener Tomorrow by partnering with all stakeholders and jointly working towards the growth of our customers and towards fulfilling corporate objectives.
Integrity
- I will maintain complete honesty and transparency when interacting with internal and external stakeholders, thereby creating healthy relationships that work effectively towards fulfilling the Suzlon vision of a brighter future.
Suzlon Worldwide
Suzlon began its operations in 1995 in Gujarat, India, and grew to become a market leader in the renewable energy sector with wind being the mainstay of our operations. In 2003, we moved beyond national boundaries with the commissioning of our first wind turbine generator in USA. Today, after two decades in the renewable energy industry, we have a presence across 19 countries in 6 continents.
We have installed around 15.50 GW of wind, globally and have established manufacturing units and research facilities around the world. We have 15 manufacturing units set-up in India and China supported by 8 R&D facilities in Germany, India, Denmark and the Netherlands. This gives us the perfect blend of global experience and expertise to further our focus on technology advancement.
Suzlon also manages the wind energy assets of customers through a talented and dedicated team of service technicians. With SCADA centres in India and USA, we monitor wind turbines located across the world 24/7, in varied climates and regions. We are extending our service capabilities to cover our upcoming solar installations too. Through technology, an extensive product portfolio, best-in-class services and end-to-end solutions, we are bringing professional and domain know-how drive a renewable future for the world as we take the lead against climate change.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility at Suzlon means living our corporate values with the goal of :-
- Having minimal impact on the natural environment
- Enabling local communities to develop their potential
- Empowering employees to be responsible civil society members
- Committing ourselves to ethical business practices that are fair to all the stakeholders
CSR at Suzlon is based on the premise that the business and its environment are inextricably inter-dependent and focuses on strengthening the organic link between the two. The belief that a higher degree of sustainability can be achieved in business by balancing growth in all aspects of development (financial, natural, social, human and physical) is central to the Suzlon Foundation’s CSR framework, which is strategically designed to encompass all five capitals in the Foundation’s initiatives.
At Suzlon, CSR is not merely charity or philanthropy; it is empowering stakeholders to make informed choices that will integrate business imperatives with development objectives.