Posted by: yogeshmtiwari on ( 14-Oct-09 03:21 )
| | | Price : BSE: Rs 86.70 ( 1.40 % ), NSE: Rs. 86.70 ( 1.40 % ) | Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL), the world’s third leading* and India’s
largest wind
turbine manufacturer, announced the signing of a repeat order for 57 MW
with Ayen
Enerji of Turkey. The order will be supplied with 27 units of Suzlon S88 –
2.1 MW
turbine, to be installed at the Seferihisar and Mordogan projects in east
Turkey.
Speaking on the order, Mr. Erik Winter Pedersen, CEO of Suzlon Wind Energy
A\S, the
Europe-marketing arm of the company stated: “We are extremely pleased to
partner
with Ayen Enerji with this repeat order. This order underlines the
reliability and
bankability of our product, and the close-partnership we offer to our
customers making
for a compelling value proposition.”
Ayen Enerji is one of Turkey’s major utilities with principal focus on
production,
distribution and sale of electricity. Together with its subsidiaries, The
Company has
three hydroelectric and one natural gas power plants, with total annual
capacity of
nearly 1.2 billion kWh.
Speaking on the order, Mr. Sumant Sinha, COO – Suzlon Energy Limited
said: “Turkey
is one of the key emerging wind markets in Europe and our relationship
with Ayen
Enerji puts us on a strong footing to take advantage of the considerable
potential of
this market.”
Turkey has an estimated wind energy potential of 53 TWh/year. Renewable
energy has
strong national support – with a target of achieving 12% of all power
production from
renewables by 2010, translating to an estimated target of 12,000 MW from
wind.
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