Creating Greener

Tomorrow…
 GLOBAL POWER
• Global GDP growth 4-5%, double
digit growth in India and China
• 1.6 billion people globally living
without electricity currently
• Global net electricity consumption
expected to increase by 42% by
2015 requiring 1,600 GW of new
capacity
• Wind energy expected to meet 3%
of world power need by 2015
TO START WITH...
• The company was started in
the year 1995 with 20 people
• The idea of Suzlon coined by
Mr. Tulsi tanti
• Suzlon began its operations in
Gujarat state as a wind farm
project producing just 3 MW
power
…THE POSTION NOW
• Grew to mammoth size in the
past decade as the 5th largest
manufacturer of wind turbines
• Operates in Asia, America &
Australia
• It have 13,000 people around
the globe working for the
company
…THE POSITON NOW
• Suzlon has maintained No.1 in
India & Asia for 9 consecutive
years
• International business grew
from 8% to 34% in FY’07
• The company is aiming to
achieve growth up to 60% in
current financial year
VISION OF SUZLON

• Suzlon’s vision is to become 3rd

position in world’s top turbine
manufacturers
• To produce cost efficient products
• Working hard to achieve the vision
Suzlon: From Vision to
• 1.95 billion USD inReality
revenues, growth rate of
over 100% for the past 4
years

• Turnover stood at Rs. 7,986

Crores, a YoY growth of
108%

• PAT for FY 07 stands at Rs.

865 Crores, a YoY growth
STRATEGIC FOCUS
• Strong focus on global growth
• Increasing production capacity
& strengthening vertical
integration
• Creating next generation
products with focus on cost
efficiency
Manufacturing and
Vertical
Integration
• Three new India manufacturing
facilities:
•Two Rotor Blade Units
•One Tubular Tower Unit
• Two new international
manufacturing facilities:
•600 MW Rotor Blade Unit
Pipestone, Minnesota, USA
•600 MW Integrated
manufacturing facility – Tianjin,
China
 Suzlon Business Strategy
Vertical integration
Components Locations
Benefits
Rotor India : Daman,
blades Maharashtra  Technology leadership
Gujarat,
Pondicherry  Cost leadership
USA : Minnesota
 Control over supply chain
China : Tianjin
Gearboxes Belgium  Improved quality control
(Hansen
Transmissions)  Improved service suppor
Generators India : Maharashtra
 Reliability
(JV with Elin,
Austria)
Control India : Daman,
systems Pondicherry
Towers India : Gujarat,
Maharashtra
 Suzlon Business Strategy
Vertical Integration

Main Components

Castings and
Generators

Forgings
Controls
Gearbox
Blades

Vertical integration provides a unique opportunity to leverage

on R&D capabilities throughout the entire component chain
Manufacturing and
Vertical Integration
Suzlon – Integrated Capacity
FY06 to FY08
4,200

2,700

MW
1,500

FY 06 FY 07 FY 08*
 R&D OF SUZLON
• Suzlon emphasizes on innovations
• Creates turbine models ranging
from 360KW to 2.1MW
• Suzlon is making efforts in R&D to
reduce cost from wind
• Suzlon has established dedicated
centers for gearbox technology in
Belgium, technology innovation in
Denmark, process engineering in
India, aerodynamic development
in the Netherlands, and composite
wind turbine technology in
Germany.
 R&D OFSUZLON
• Suzlon has established new
technology center in Germany
enabling collaborative effort
with technical universities for
technical assistance
Product Development
Continuous Innovation is key to
success

New products introduced

600 kW capacity wind turbine
1.5 MW capacity wind turbine

Turbine design optimized to suit

low and medium wind regimes
Suzlon Consolidated financial
highlights
Sales PAT
MUSD
900 854 180 169
800 160
700 140

600 120

500 432 100

81
400 80

300 60
191
32
200 40

100 20

0 0
FY04 FY05 FY06 FY04 FY05 FY06

USD 1 = INR 45
 MANPOWER
• Manpower crosses 13,000
• Employees from 12
nationalities
• Over 3,000 people outside
India
• Focus on learning &
development
SUZLON’S FOOTPRINT
• Suzlon has chosen Demark
as the international business
headquarters
• Planning to act as a hub for
U.S. and other European
countries
 Continuing Growth
• FY08 has brought largest orders
till date

• Order of 630 MW from the Edison

Mission Group, USA

• 700 MW order with PPM, USA, one

of the largest wind contracts ever
in US market

• 90 MW from the Shandong Luneng

Group, China
 Continuing Growth
Strong domestic position with
major orders
•Reliance - 150 MW
•British Petroleum – 40 MW

• 84 MW to Spain, the world’s third

largest wind energy market

• Order backlog of over USD 3.5

billion
Presented by
T. Umapathy