Suzlon Energy bags repeat order from Renew Power Ventures

Pune, Aug 17 (IANS) Renewable energy solutions provider Suzlon Energy on Wednesday said it has bagged an order from ReNew Power Ventures for supply of 48 units of hybrid towers and 15 units of tubular towers with a rated capacity of 2.1 megawatts (MW) each.

The project, to be commissioned in Andhra Pradesh by March 2017, is located in Eluttala and Veerbhadra in the Anantapur district of the state.

The project is capable of providing power to over 70,000 households and reducing 0.28 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per annum, Suzlon said in a stock exchange filing.

The company will provide comprehensive range of services and dedicated life cycle asset management services for an initial period of 12 years.

With this order, Suzlon's portfolio with ReNew Power would exceed 500 MW, spanning across Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, it added.

"The order win reiterates our role as the country's leading renewable energy solution provider," Chief Executive of Suzlon group J.P. Chalasani said in the statement.