MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

20.11.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SUZLON ENERGY LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Suzlon 5, Shrimali Society, Near Shri Krishna Complex, Navarangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, Gujarat

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2008

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

10.04.1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

04-25447

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L40100GJ1995PLC025447

 

 

IEC No.:

2495002021

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

AHMS03088B

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Liability Company. The company’s shares are listed on the stock exchanges.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer, Importer and Exporter of Wind Mills, Wind Turbines and Generators.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 350000000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established Wind Power Energy company having satisfactory trade.

 

The company faces liquidity problems and its recent performance was very unsatisfactory.

 

Trade relations are fair. However its payments are very slow.

 

The company has to pay huge external loans when rupee is weak. Thus company is expected to face difficult times in near to medium term.

 

Hence, it would be advisable to do business with the company with some caution in a current difficult scenario.  

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

‘Suzlon House’, 5, Shrimali Society, Near Shri Krishna Complex, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad-380009, Gujarat, India

Tel. No.:

91-79-26471100

Fax No.:

91-79-26471200 / 26565540

E-Mail :

khemal@suzlon.com /vkirti@suzlon.com

Website :

http://www.suzlon.com

Area :

361.33 Sq. Mtrs.

Premises :

Owned

 

 

Head / Corporate Office :

2nd and 5th Floor, Godrej Millennium, 9, Koregaon Park Road,  Pune – 411001, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-20-26202000 / 24022000 / 24015760 / 24022204 / 40122000

Fax No.:

91-20-24022100 / 40122100

E-Mail :

vkirti@suzlon.com

Area :

20137 sq. mtrs.

Location :

Owned

 

 

Factory 1 :

Plot No. 77/13, Opposite G.D.D.I.D.C. Office, Malala, Diu – 362520, Union Territory

Tel. No.:

91-2875-252541 / 5242

Fax No.:

91-2875-252281

Area :

3000 sq.mtrs

 

 

Factory 2 :

Survey No. 306/1 and 306/3, Opposite Carrier Aircomp Limited, Near Panchal Industrial Estate, Bhimpore, Nani Daman – 396210, Union Territory.

Area :

6,400 sq.mtrs

 

 

Factory 3 :

Plot No. H-24/25, Mahatma Gandhi Udhyog Nagar, Near Water Tank, Dabhel,  Nani Daman – 396210, Union Territory

Tel No :

91-260-2253673/2253674

 

 

Factory 4 :

Plot No. 57/3, (2 and 3), Dunetha, Daman - 396 210

 

 

Factory 5 :

Survey No. 86/3-4, 87/1-3-4, 88/1-2-3, 89/1-2, Kadaiya, Daman - 396 210

 

 

Factory 6 :

Survey No. 588, Paddhar (Village),Taluka Bhuj, District Kutch, Gujrat-370105

 

 

Factory 7 :

Survey No: 282, Chhadvel (Korde), Sakri, Dhule-424305

 

 

Factory 8 :

Survey No. 42/ 2 and 3, 54, 1 to 8, Bhenslore Road, Dunetha, Daman-396 210, Union Territory

 

 

Factory 9 :

Block No. 93, National Highway No. 8, Varnama-Vadsala, Dist. Vadodara - 391 240

 

 

Factory 10 :

Survey No. 574, 59, Thiruvandarkoil, Thribhuvani Road, Pondicherry-605107

 

 

Factory 11 :

Vimannagar, Pune – 411014, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Branches :

Located at :

·         Bangalore

·         Indore

·         New Delhi

·         Chennai

·         Jaipur

·         Surat

·         Coimbatore

·         Kolkata

·         Thiruvananthapuram

·         Hyderabad

·         Mumbai

·         Vadodara

·         Lucknow

·         Rajkot

 

 

Overseas Offices :

Located at

 

·         USA

·         Denmark

·         Netherlands

·         Australia

·         China

·         Germany

·         Italy

·         Portugal

·         Spain

·         Brazil

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name

Mr. Tulsibhai Ranchodbhai Tanti

Designation

Chairman and Managing Director

Address

C-501, Satellite Towers, Orion, Mundhwa, Pune-411036

Date of Birth

02.02.1958

Qualification

B.Com, Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Date of Appointment

10.04.1995

Email

ttulsi@suzlon.com

Other Directorship

Group Chairman of Suzlon Group of Companies viz. Suzlon Developers Private Limited, Sarjan Fealities Private Limited, AE Rotor Holding BV, Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation, Suzlon Windfarm Services Private Limited, SNS Textiles Limited, Suzlon Energy GmbH, Suzlon Green Power Limited

 

 

Name

Mr. Girishbhai Ranchodbhai Tanti

Designation

Director (International Operation)

Address

C-401, Satellite Towers, Orion, Mundhwa, Pune-411036

Date of Birth

08.02.1970

Qualification

B. E. (Elec.), Management Graduate from Cardiff, U. K.

Experience

10 years

 

 

Name

Mr. Balrajsinh A. Parmar

Designation

Director (Projects)

Address

301, Samrajya, Near Manav Mandir, Ahmedabad – 380 052, Gujarat, India

Date of Birth

28.05.1957

Date of Appointment

04.12.1995

 

 

Name

Mr. Vinodbhai Ranchodbhai Tanti

Designation

Director (Operation)

Address

15, Amrakadamb, Ramdevnagar, Satellite, Ahmedabad - 380 054, Gujarat, India

Date of Birth

29.06.1952

Date of Appointment

10.04.1995

 

 

Name

Mr. Ajay Relan

Designation

Director (Nominee Citycorp International Finance Corporation Inc.)

Address

Citi Bank N. A. Jeevan Vihar, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001

Date of Birth/Age :

53 Years

Qualification

M B A from IIM-A; B. A. Honours (Economics) from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi

 

 

Name

Mr. Pradip Kumar Khaitan

Designation

Director

Address

B-103, Rai Enclave, 7/1A, Sunny Park, Kolkata-700019

Date of Birth/Age :

65 Years

Qualification

B. Com., L. L. B. Attorney-at-law

 

 

Name

Mr. Ashish Dhawan

Designation

Director (Nominee Chrys Capital III, LLC, Mauritius)

Address

55A, Jor Bagh, New Delhi-110001

Date of Birth

37 Years

Qualification

M. B. A. from Harvard University and dual bachelors degree (B.S./B.A.) in applied mathematics and economics

 

 

Name

Mr. Vidhyanathan Raghuraman

Designation

Director

Address

20, Kallol Apartments, I P Extension, Pratap Ganj, Delhi-110095

Date of Birth

63 years

Qualification

M. Tech (Chemical Engineering)

 

 

Name

Mr. V Raghuraman

Designation

Independent Diretor

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Hemal A. Kanuga

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

 

Name :

Mr. Asit Badve

Designation :

Vice President (Human Resource and Administration)

 

 

Name :

Mr. P. C. Mehta

Designation :

General Manager (Purchase)

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kirit Vagadia

Designation :

General Manager (Finance)

 

 

Name :

Mr. B. N. Shah

Designation :

General Manager (Marketing)

 

 

Name :

Mr. VKR Kutty

Designation :

General Manager (Foreign Trade)

 

 

Name :

Mr. R. Sridharan

Designation :

General Manager (Works)

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer, Importer and Exporter of Wind Mills, Wind Turbines and Generators.

 

 

Products :

·         Wind Energy, Solar Energy System and Assembling

·         Operation and Maintenance Contract

·         Electricity Generators

 

Generic Names of Principal Products / Services of the company is as under :

 

Product Description

Item Code No.

Wind operated electricity generators

3601

 

 

Brand Names :

‘Suzlon’

 

 

Exports:

 

Countries:

·         USA

·         Italy

·         Australia

·         China

·         Germany

·         Middle East

 

 

Imports:

 

Countries:

·         Germany

·         Denmark

·         China

 

 

Terms :

 

Selling :

Cash and Credit

 

 

Purchasing :

Cash (30 days), Credit (30 days) and L/C

 

PRODUCTION STATUS

 



Product

Units produced

 

(in Nos.)

(in MW’s)

 

 

 

Wind Turbine Generators Upto 1 MW

197

114.45

Wind Turbine Generators Above 1MW and Upto 2 MW

631

901.50

Wind Turbine Generators Above 2 MW

463

972.30

 

 

 

Total

1291

1988.25

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Suppliers :

·         Sudwind GmbH, Germany

·         L. M. Glassfibre, India

·         Siemens, India

·         Winoray, Germany

·         Mita Tecknick, Germany

·         Mukesh Engineers, India

 

 

Customers :

·         Bajaj Auto Limited

·         Tata Group

·         Maharashtra Seamless Limited

·         Manickchand Group

·         Ajanta Group

·         Dhariwala Group

·         Ghodavat Group

·         Verroc Group

 

 

No. of Employees :

11000

 

 

Bankers :

·         State Bank of India

Specialized Commercial Branch, Neptune Tower Annexe, Gandhigram,

Asram Road, Ahmedabad.

 

·         Axis Bank of India

Ground Floor, Sterling Plaza, 1262/B, J.M. Road, Pune

 

·         IDBI Bank Limited (Cons. Leader)

Dyaneshwar Paduka Chowk, F.C. Road, Pune

 

·         IndusInd Bank Limited

 

·         Bank of Maharashtra

1183-A, Sadashiv Vilas, F.C. Road, Pune

 

·         Standard Chartered Bank

90, M.G. Road, Fort, Mumbai

 

·         Deustsche Bank AG.

DB House, Hazarimal Somani Marg, Fort, Mumbai

 

·         State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur

Laxmi Road, Pune

 

·         ING Vysya Bank Limited

F.C. Road, Pune

 

·         State Bank of Indore

Mittal Court, D Wing, Ground Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai

 

·         Punjab National Bank

International Banking Branch, DCM Building, 8th Floor, Barakhambha

Road, New Delhi

 

·         Indian Overseas Bank

7, Wonderland Building, M. G. Road, Pune

 

·         State Bank of Patiala

 

·         Bank of Baroda

2, Moledina Road, Camp, Pune

 

·         Citi Bank

Citibank N. A. Parmar House, 2413, East Street, Camp, Pune

 

·         HDFC Bank Limited

 

·         The HSBC Limited

 

·         ICICI Bank Limited

 

·         State Bank of Indore

 

·         The Hongkong and Shanghai

 

·         Banking Corporation Limited

 

·         Industrial Development

 

·         Bank of India Limited

 

·         Axis Bank Limited

 

 

Facilities :

Particulars

As on 31.03.2008

(Rupees in Millions)

Secured Loans

 

Term Loans :

 

From Banks

(Various loans secured by a first charge on certain immovable and/or movable fixed assets and second charge on current assets)

70.000

From Other than banks

(Secured by a first charge on certain immovable and movable fixed assets, specific security deposits, book-debts and second charge on current assets)

150.600

 

220.600

 

 

Working Capital facilities from banks and financial institutions:

 

Rupee Loans

983.500

Foreign currency loans

(Secured by hypothecation of inventories, book-debts and other current assets of the Company, both present and future, first and second charge

on certain immovable fixed assets)

5518.500

 

6502.000

 

 

Unsecured Loans

 

Long-term

 

Zero coupon convertible bonds (Due within one year Rs. Nil)

20055.000

From other than banks

111.200

 

20166.200

 

 

Short – term

 

From banks

3958.600

 

 

 

24124.800

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

·         SNK and Company

Chartered Accountants

E-2-B, The Fifth Avenue, Dhole Patil Road, Near Regency Hotel,

Pune – 411001, Maharashtra, India

 

·         S.R. Batliboi and Company

Chartered Accountants

The Metropole, F-1, 1st Floor, Bund Garden Road, Pune - 411 006, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Memberships :

Confederation of Indian Industry

 

 

Associates

·         Suzlon Developers Private Limited

·         Sarjan Realities Private Limited

·         Suzlon Green Power Limited

·         SNS Textiles Limited

·         Suzlon Wind Farm Services Limited

·         Godrej Millennium, 5th Floor,9, Koreaon park Road, Pune-411001

·         Providing Oand M services for ETGs

·         Suzlon Structures Private Limited

‘Suzlon”5, Shrimali Society, near Shri Krishna Complex, Navarangpura, Ahmedabad-380009

·         Manufacturing Tubular Tower

·         Suzlon Generators Private Limited

·         Godrej Millennium, 5th Floor,9, Koreaon park Road, Pune-411001

·         Manufacturing generators

·         Sarjan Infrastructure Finance Limited

IL and FS Financial Centre, 6th Floor, East Quadrant, Plot no 22, ‘G’ Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai-400051

Financing infrastructure activities

·         Suzlon Infrastructure Limited

Godrej Millennim, 5th Floor, 9, Koregaon Park Road, Pune-411001

Civil work, erection, installation and commissioning of WTGs

·         Sarjan Realities Limited

285/10, Koregaon Park, Behind Singh Motors, Near Hotel Gulmohar, Jupiter, Pune-411001

Acquiring land for setting up wind-farms                                                       

 

 

Subsidiaries :

·         AE-Rotor Holding B.V., Netherlands

·         AE-Totor Techniek B.V., Netherlands

·         Suzlon Energy B.V., Netherlands

·         Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation, U.S.A.

·         Suzlon Wind Farm Services Limited, U.S.A.

·         Cannon Ball Wind Energy Park – I, LLC, U.S.A.

·         Suzlon Energy GmbH, Germany

·         Suzlon Energy Australia Pty Limited, Australia

·         Suzlon Energy A/S

·         Suzlon Structures Private Limited

·         Suzlon Towers and Structures Limited (Formerly Suzlon Green Power Limited)

·         Suzlon Windkraft GmbH (Formerly Constellation GmbH)

·         Suzlon Generators Private Limited

·         Windpark Olsdorf WATT GmbH and Co KG

·         Suzlon Windpark Management GmbH

·         Suzlon Rotor Corporation

·         Suzlon Power Infrastructure Private Limited

·         Suzlon Energy (Tianjin) Limited

·         SE Drive Techniek GmbH

·         Suzlon Gujarat Wind Park Limited

·         Suzlon Engitech Private Limited (Formerly Sarjan Engitech Private Limited)

·         Suzlon Energy Limited, Mauritius

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

2225000000

Equity Shares

Rs.2/- each

Rs.4450.000 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

1496934400

Equity Shares

Rs.2/- each

Rs.2993.900 millions

 

Of the above equity shares 1259276500 of Rs.2 each (251855300 of Rs.10 each) shares were allotted as fully paid bonus shares by utilization of Rs.1740.400 millions (Rs.1740.400 millions) from general reserve, Rs.10.300 millions (Rs.10.300 millions) from capital redemption reserve and Rs.768.000 millions (Rs.768.000 millions) from securities premium account)

 

(Outstanding Employee Stock Options exercisable into 246000 equity shares of Rs.2 each fully paid (49200 equity shares of Rs.10 each fully paid)

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

2993.900

2877.600

3025.300

2] Employee stock options

0.000

117.100

103.600

3] Shares application moneys pending allotment

0.000

0.200

0.000

4] Reserves & Surplus

66380.500

34138.200

25093.600

                          NETWORTH

69374.400

37133.100

28222.500

 

 

 

 

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

6722.600

7717.800

2766.100

2] Unsecured Loans

24124.800

3648.600

587.600

TOTAL BORROWING

30847.400

11366.400

3353.700

Deferred Tax Liabilities

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

                            TOTAL

10221.800

48499.500

31576.200

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

5122.200

3884.700

2956.800

Capital work-in-progress

1346.300

927.100

762.500

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS

49194.800

8052.600

2927.400

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

708.800

580.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

14832.300

13752.500

11044.900

 

Sundry Debtors

33065.900

19707.800

15839.100

 

Cash & Bank Balances

8755.000

3513.900

3162.400

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

16834.200

12971.900

6911.300

 

Total Current Assets

73487.400

49946.100

36957.700

Less :

 

 

 

Current Liabilities & Provisions

 

 

 

 
Current Liabilities
19568.800
11084.700
8583.200
 
Provisions
9360.100
3935.100
4025.000
Total Current Liabilities
28928.900
15019.800
12608.200

Net Current Assets

44558.500

34926.300

24349.500

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

100221.800

48499.500

31576.200

 

 

 

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Sales Turnover

69260.100

53803.700

37884.600

Other Income

1256.100

881.000

692.800

Total Income

70516.200

54684.700

38577.400

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

15069.600

11195.800

9026.600

Provision for Taxation

900.800

584.400

814.700

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

14168.800

10611.400

8211.900

 

 

 

 

Earnings in Foreign Currency :

 

 

 

 

Export Earnings

27968.300

17589.100

2115.300

 

Interest on loans

237.200

75.700

13.000

 

Other Earnings

162.300

110.600

0.000

 

Profit on export of Mould

9.700

110.600

0.000

Total Earnings

28377.500

17775.400

2128.300

 

 

 

 

Imports :

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

24275.500

18719.400

14637.900

 

Stores & Spares

51.900

43.400

10.700

 

Capital Goods

237.200

178.400

281.700

Total Imports

24564.600

18941.200

14930.300

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Cost of Goods Sold

42269.900

32324.700

22822.100

 

Operating and other expenses

9525.100

8300.000

5094.800

 

Employees’ remuneration and benefits 

1393.400

1114.600

629.600

 

Financial charges

1396.100

1014.700

545.600

 

Depreciation & Amortization

862.100

734.900

458.700

Total Expenditure

55446.600

43488.900

29550.800

 

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

 

30.06.2008

30.09.2008

 Type

 1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

 Sales Turnover

 14705.900

22262.500

 Other Income

 256.900

384.100

 Total Income

 14962.800

22646.600

 Total Expenditure

 13173.700

21178.500

 Operating Profit

 1789.100

1468.100

 Interest

 382.000

766.900

 Gross Profit

 1407.100

701.200

 Depreciation

 217.100

244.900

 Tax

 309.600

286.500

 Reported PAT

 880.400

169.800

 


KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2008

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

Debt-Equity Ratio

0.40

0.23

0.18

Long Term Debt-Equity Ratio

0.20

0.05

0.08

Current Ratio

1.88

2.12

2.2

TURNOVER RATIOS

 

 

 

Fixed Assets

10.29

11.12

12.25

Inventory

4.85

4.34

4.74

Debtors

2.62

3.03

3.35

Interest Cover Ratio

11.82

12.03

17.54

Operating Profit Margin(%)

25.06

24.06

26.48

Profit Before Interest And Tax Margin(%)

23.82

22.69

25.27

Cash Profit Margin(%)

21.74

21.09

22.89

Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%)

20.49

19.72

21.68

Return On Capital Employed(%)

22.2

30.58

43.52

Return On Net Worth(%)

26.68

32.61

45.39

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

NOTE:

 

The company’s registered office situated at Sahajanand Building, Navrangpura, and Ahmedabad – 380009 has been shifted to the above address.

 

HISTORY

 

Subject has its roots dating back to when it sets up in 10th April of the year 1995. Subject began with a wind farm project in the Gujarat state of India with a capacity of just 3 MW. Now subject is a pioneer in providing end-to-end wind power solutions. The company's business model comprises the full spectrum of services including the development, manufacturing, marketing, Subject Project delivery and operations and maintenance of wind turbine generators around the world. The company has gone from strength to strength in just a decade of operations, installing over 3 Gigawatt of wind turbine capacity in projects around the world. The Company has, as a follow-up to its global expansion strategy, successfully entered into new markets such as Spain, Nicaragua and Turkey with substantial orders, and consolidated its position in other important markets such as the US, Australia and Brazil with large and repeat orders, over the last year, Subject become a global corporation with operations across 5 continents and many more countries.

 
Det Norse Veritas (DNV) certifies Suzlon Group with the coveted ISO 9001/2 certificate in the year of 1997. In 1998, the company formed Suzlon Developers Private Limited and Suzlon Wind Farm Services Private Limited; both are in under the group of the company. In the same year 1998, Subject bagged its first order of Ghodawat Pan Masala Products in the state of Maharashtra. The Company made its debut entry in Maharashtra by commissioning its first Wind Turbine in Maharashtra at site: Vankhusavade, Dist Satara and a year after, in 1999, the company made its debut entry in Tamil Nadu by commissioning its first Wind Turbine in Tamil Nadu. Subject awarded the prestigious contract from Tata Finance Limited and Bajaj Auto Limited, the turnkey Wind Farm Project in Maharashtra. During the year 2000, Subject commissioned its first 50 MW at Site at Vankhusavade, Maharashtra and formed the Suzlon Green Power Limited. The Company's first Megawatt Wind Turbine Generator was commissioned for M/s Niskalp Investments, a Tata Group Company.

 
In the year 2001, Subject started one wholly owned subsidiary company under the name of AE Rotor Holding B.V; The Netherlands. In the month of October of the same year 2001, commenced Suzlon Wind Energy Corp, USA a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. In November, the company formulated Suzlon Energy Gmbh; Germany; a wholly owned subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Limited, India. Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET) grants type test certification to subject 's 350 KW Capacity model during the year 2002. The first Export Order to U.S.A was made in 2002. During the year 2003, Subject added another feather in its cap by successfully commissioning its first Wind Turbine in USA. The company benchmarked its entry in China; Subject had opened its Representative office in Beijing during the year 2003. Composite Centre International conferred the Export Excellence Award to the company at the International Exposition India Composites 2003 at Hyderabad. a wholly owned subsidiary of the company in Australia was came to existence under the name of Suzlon Energy Australia Pty Ltd in the year of 2004. Germanischer Llyod, the premier International Certifying Agency, type certifies subject’s S66 1250 KW - 75m-hub height Capacity Model. Subject sets its maiden imprint in the state of Karnataka by commissioning 3.75 MW Wind Power Project for MSPL, a major mining company during March of the year 2004. The company incorporated Suzlon Rotor Corporation, USA in 10th August of the year 2005. Subject bagged the maiden Korean Order by signing the contract for 14.7 MW WPP for Jeju Wind Farm Project by tying up with Unison Co. Ltd, Korea's largest and most experienced developer.


Subject opened its Initial Public Offer (IPO) for 29.34 million shares in 23rd September 2005. The issue was closed in 29th Sep 2005 with an overwhelming over subscription and was successfully listed in both the BSE and NSE. During the year 2006, the company signed the Framework Agreement with Edison Mission Group to supply 157.5 MW whereby securing a major International repeat Order. This consists of 75 m/cs of the S-88 - 2.1 MW turbines. In March of the same year 2006, the company made a strategic acquisition of Hansen Transmission International NV, Belgium one of the worlds largest wind energy & industrial Gearbox manufacturer through its subsidiary Rotor Holding B.V.Truly trailblazing for the fact that this was the second largest foreign acquisition by an Indian Company. Subject made its maiden foray in Australia by signing the contract to build Australia's largest Wind Farm Project for Australia Gas and Light (AGL) Company. Also in the same year the company breaks through to the World's largest Wind Market, entered the European market by bagging the Portugal Order and signing the contract for 39.9 MW Wind Turbine Capacity with TECNEIRA - Tecnologias Energeticas, SA in the Penamacor region of Portugal. Subject is awarded the Best Manufacturer of the Year 2006, followed by the Best Company in Corporate Social Responsibility Award at the Wind India Conference in Pune. Subject was also ranked as the second leading company in the Best Service Provider among Manufacturers' in the same conference. Subject Rotor Corporation made the production of its first wind turbine blade in USA. Its State-of-the-art manufacturing facility begins production of blades and nose cones at Pipestone (Minnesota) USA. In December of the year 2006, the company had signed the turnkey contract with British Petroleum for setting up a 40 MW Wind Power Project in Maharashtra whereby becoming the only Indian manufacturer to attract Foreign Direct Investment in the Indian Wind Energy Sector. 

 
In March of the year 2007, Subject commissions its first 2.1 MW capacity turbine in 'Down Under' - Australia. The V3 S88 Test Turbine installation was also completed. Subject finally upstaged Aria the French Nuclear Power giant in the protracted battle for acquisition of RE Power during May 2007. Subject completed its first Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) issue amounting to USD 300 million and which listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited SWECO extends its contract with PPM Energy (IBREDROLA Group) for a cumulative order booking of 700MW, the company signed the largest contracts in the history of the company and also the US wind Power industry. Subject signed a major new order with DLF Limited, one of India's leading infrastructure companies, for 150 MW wind turbine capacity. The Company follows up with a second Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) issue amounting to USD 200 million during October of the year 2007. Subject heralds its maiden presence in Kerala by commissioning its first 600 KW turbine at site at Agali, Palakkad Dist. During February of the year 2008, Subject made step-down wholly owned subsidiary company, SE Drive Technik GmbH, Germany in joint venture with REpower Systems AG, Germany has established a new company, namely, Renewable Energy Technology Centre GmbH in Hamburg, Germany. In April 2008, The Bureau Veritas Certification (India) Private Limited awarded ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certifications to the company. As at June 2008, the company acquired the Areva's total stake of approx 30% in REpower Systems AG of Germany. It consolidates Subject's total holding in REpower to approximately 66%.

 
Subject is today a major force in the global wind industry, from humble beginnings to ranking 5th in worldwide. With this, the company moving to be a technology leader, to be among the top 3 wind energy companies in the world by leveraging technological leadership and commercial acumen to exceed customer expectations and be the most respectable brand which grows fast and is the most profitable company employing the best team in the sector.


 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS: 

 

Global Wind Energy Demand: 

 
Growing energy demand, heightened environmental awareness and concerns over energy security have resulted in increased demand for 'green' power in developing as well as developed countries.


 
Incremental wind turbine capacity installed stood at a record 19,791 MW globally and resultantly the cumulative installed capacity was 94,005 MW at the end of CY 2007.

 
Demand was led by the American markets on account of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) as well as China which saw doubling of its capacities. Europe leads the pack representing 41.9% of the world market in terms of new installations. 
 
Offshore sector appears to be going through a period of readjustment with installations during CY 2007 reported at 200MW, taking the cumulative installed offshore capacity to 1077MW by the end of CY 2007.

 

Wind power installations are heavily concentrated in Europe, the United States, India and China, which accounted for about 95.9% of cumulative installed capacity as of 2007, of which Europe alone accounted for over 60.40%. The following chart illustrates the continued leadership of Europe in wind industry with cumulative installations reaching 51,339 MW by end of CY 2007. American cumulative installations reached 26,921 MW. The real growth was visible in the Asian market. Its installation of 5231 MW in CY 2007 surpassed that of Europe and America which registered installation of 4871MW and 4256MW respectively.  

 

As per, the ten largest national markets in global wind power installations accounted for 89.2%. of new installations in 2007. China has emerged as the most promising wind energy market with 146.4% increase in installation in CY 2007 compared to CY 2006. Other prominent markets are USA and Spain

 

The increased demand for wind energy has resulted in capacity expansion by existing players and entry of new players in the market.

 

POLICY SUPPORT IN KEY MARKETS AND SUZLON STANDING: 

 
United States of America

 
One of the support mechanisms to the wind energy industry in the U.S.A. is the PTC. It provides relief from income tax otherwise payable for the production of electricity from qualified wind energy facilities. The credit is currently valued at 2 cents / kilowatt-hour of electricity produced from utility - scale wind turbines. The expansion of the industry over the past three years can be directly credited to the renewable energy PTC, according to American Wind Energy Association, Executive Director - Randall Swisher. However, the current PTC is set to expire on December 31, 2008. The Senate has granted a one-year extension to the PTC, and wind industry experts are confident of full-fledged governmental support for the same. Historically, the presence and absence of the PTC has led to boom and bust cycles respectively in the American wind industry.

 
Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is also facilitating development of wind industry. This system uses market tools to ensure that a certain percentage of electricity generated in a state comes from renewable energy sources. Currently, there is no RPS at the federal level, but 25 states and the district of Columbia have adopted RPS. The RPS has gained widespread public support and has proved itself to be an economically viable and profitable tool to aid in the promotion of renewable energy generation. With 25 states already adopting clear 
RPS goals and targets, it is widely expected that more states will join in. Thus, wind projects will become more attractive and expand its base to other parts of the country.  

 
Subject enjoys a strong position in the US market with orders from new customers, and major repeat business from existing customers. Some of the major orders signed in the past year include a contract for a 400MW of wind turbine capacity with Horizon Wind of Houston, Texas, one of the largest wind power developers in the United States and also owned by Portuguese utility EDP (Energias de Portugal, S.A.), one of the world's leading renewable energy developer; a contract for a total of 400 MW of wind turbine capacity with PPM Energy of Portland, Oregon and a contract to supply 630 MW of wind turbine capacity, with Edison Mission Group (EMG) of Irvine, California. 

 
Australia
 
The 3rd of December was a historic day for the movement against global warming. At the United Nations Framework for Climate Change Convention summit in Bali, the Australian Prime Minister Mr. Kevin Rudd announced Australia's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, thus heralding the enforcement of binding emission reduction targets on his country. With a national renewable energy target of 20%, Australian states and territories have stepped up to the plate and have announced their own renewable energy policies. The Australian Government has begun to put in governmental support programmes to aggressively promote and spread renewable energy and emission exchanges across the country.


Subject ranks as Australia's leading wind turbine supplier. Subject in the past year won a contract for 57MW of capacity with Australia's Pacific Hydro Limited - one of Australia's leading renewable energy developer. 

 
Europe
 
The European Union (EU) has set itself an ambitious target of collectively generating 20% of its electricity from renewable sources. Further, the EU hopes that wind energy will contribute 12% of its electricity mix by 2020, of which 4% is expected to come from offshore wind.

 
The third phase of the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) as well as the second phase of National Allocation Plan (NAP) of emissions permits, have both been far more stringent than the last time around. This indicates the seriousness with which the EU is approaching its renewable energy targets. With heavy investments being made in transmission and distribution networks (T&D) as well as allying grid infrastructure, the EU as well as the rest of Europe continues to be a very attractive and financially viable market for the wind industry.  

 
Subject, though a relative new entrant in the European market has enjoyed successes in key markets such as Spain. Major orders from the past year include a breakthrough into the Turkish wind energy market with an order for 31.5MW of wind turbine capacity and two new orders in Spain for 42.5MW and 102.9MW.  

 
China
 
China is looking to expand wind power generating capacity to 100,000 MW by 2020, or fivefold the previous target, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. China aims to get 15 per cent of its power consumption from renewable sources by 2020. To this extent, the wind industry has grown rapidly in China. Wind farms are planned on huge scales and wind conditions in several parts of the country are very conducive to generating wind power. It is also well on its way to establishing an offshore wind industry.  

 
Subject has secured several major orders over the past year, the most recent for 100 MW of capacity with the Jingneng Group, China's leading power project developers and a contract for 200 MW of capacity from Huaneng New Energy Industrial Co., one of the major players in China's energy sector in the beginning of FY09.  
 
India:  
 
India's annual budget for the new fiscal has a mixed bag for the wind industry. While the Government has once again reiterated its support of renewable energy through the 11th Five year plan, services such as hiring cranes etc. will now be taxable. The non-withdrawal of customs duty for power generation projects and TandD projects might affect upcoming grid infrastructure. However, the continuation of accelerated depreciation on windmills, exemption from central excise and cenvat and adoption of renewable portfolio standards by some states will go a long way in encouraging the industry. A concessional rate on customs duty on wind turbine parts as well as the reworking of the dividend distribution tax is welcomed. The removal of customs duty on the import of aluminum and steel goes in tandem with subject's backward integration strategy. The weighted deduction (@125%) on scientific research and development bodes well for subject as it continues to focus on delivering top-class technology to its clients.

 
The Indian government has set specific targets for new and renewable energy through its Eleventh Five Year Plan. It expects renewable energy to contribute 10% of total power generation capacity by 2012 and have a 4- 5% share in the electricity mix. This implies that renewable energy will make up 20% of the 70,000MW of total additional energy planned from 2008-2012. By that period the renewable energy market is estimated to reach USD 19 billion with about 15GW of renewable energy capacity being added to the present installed capacity.

 
Subject has maintained its market leadership in the home market with over 50% market share for yet another year. Over the past year, Subject has expanded existing relationships and brought on board major new customers. Subject received a key new order from ONGC, India's leading oil and gas Exploration and Production (E and P) player and a Fortune 500 Company, for 51 MW of wind turbine capacity; and also signed a major new order with DLF Limited, one of India's leading infrastructure development company, for 150 MW of wind turbine capacity. 
 
Rest of the world: 

 
With the increasing acceptance of wind energy worldwide, Subject has looked to expand its business into new and emerging markets. Subject has secured breakthrough orders in several markets such as Brazil, Korea, Nicaragua. With this increasing international spread, Suzlon is well on its way to become a supplier of wind power solutions to the world at large. 

 
SECTOR OUTLOOK: 

 
As per the BTM Consult ApS-World Market Update 2007 Report, the cumulative installed capacity for wind power is expected to grow from 94,005MW in 2007 to 287,940MW by 2012. It estimates that South and East Asia would be the most promising wind energy markets with expected share in cumulative installations to increase from 14.8% in 2007 to 23.4% by end of 2012. Share of Europe is expected to decline from 60.4% to 44.9% during the same period, while share of America would be marginally increase to around 26.4% from current share of 20.6%. The growth in South Asia and East Asia is expected particularly due to countries such as India and China

 

Emergence of utilities and developers: 

 
Utilities are emerging as a force to be reckoned within the field of renewable energy generation. This is particularly true of the utilities in Europe who are consolidating at a fast pace. They are getting their supply pipelines in place, with long term agreements or equity investments with components suppliers, opening up a huge opportunity for players like Company.


Further, investing in renewable energy is an increasingly viable option, especially for those utilities faced with large emission reduction targets and renewable energy regulatory objectives in the U.S. and more so in the EU. Some of these utilities might have to set aside close to 38% of their earnings to buy carbon credits and meet their emissions targets. We can also expect to see increased wind project pipeline growth, especially in a transnational / transcontinental form, with European utilities further foraying into other parts of the world. Once the U.S.A. is clear on its emission norms and carbon policies on a federal level, we can expect to see more North American power generation companies beefing up to enter the fray. Equity investments from global players in wind energy projects and wind turbine component manufacturing are indications of the market's confidence in this sector.  

 
Financial viability of wind energy on an uptrend: 

 
Besides easing energy concerns and reducing emissions, renewable energy projects are proving increasingly competitive in comparison to conventional sources. Chief among these is wind power generation. As compared to escalating price of other resources, wind offers major advantages through zero-fuel costs and low maintenance costs. 

 

Offshore Market: 

 
The offshore WTG market presents a new opportunity for wind power, especially in Europe. The cumulative offshore installed capacity stood at 1,077 MW at the end of 2007 (BTM Consult ApS - World Market Update 2007). With the introduction of larger WTGs targeted at the offshore market, significant developments are expected in the offshore market in the future. New offshore installations are expected to increase significantly over the coming years with cumulative installed offshore capacity expected to reach 8,155MW by 2012. 

 

RISKS RELATING TO THE WIND POWER INDUSTRY: 

 

The viability of wind power projects is dependent on the price at which they can sell electricity: 

 
The viability of wind power and wind power projects is dependent on wind patterns The decrease in or elimination of government initiatives and incentives The viability of wind power projects is dependent on the price at which they can sell electricity as well as the cost of wind-generated electricity compared to electricity generated from other sources of energy. Governments in certain jurisdictions have introduced pricing incentives to encourage generation of electricity from renewable sources. The cost of oil, coal and other fossil fuels are key factors in determining the effectiveness of wind power from an economic perspective, as cheaper and large supplies of fossil fuels favour non-wind power generation, while more expensive and limited supplies of fossil fuels favour wind power generation. Though continued investment in product techniques and technical advances in WTG design have led to an overall reduction in the cost per kWh of power from wind energy over a period of time,an increase in cost competitiveness or significant developments in technology for other sources of power generation, the discovery of new and significant oil, gas and coal deposits or a decline in the global prices of oil, gas and coal and other petroleum products could result in lower demand for wind power projects. 

 
The Viability of wind power projects is dependent on wind patterns: 

 
The viability and level of generation of wind power is dependent on wind patterns, although subject conducts wind resource assessments based on long-term wind patterns at identified sites, there can be no assurance that wind patterns at a particular site will remain constant. Any changes in wind patterns at particular sites, which have previously been identified as suitable for wind power projects could affect the Company's ability to sell WTGs to potential customers. 

 
Wind Power cannot be considered as base load source of electricity: 

 
While wind energy demand is expected to increase, it appears unlikely that it can substitute for fossil fuel generated power or other renewable energy on a very large scale. Although the demand is expected to rise steadily, in a very long term the growth prospects may be adversely affected.

  
The decrease on or elimination of government intitatives and incentives: 

 
Government incentives have been the major growth driver for the industry, globally. Support for investments in wind power is provided through fiscal incentive schemes or public grants to the owners of wind power systems, for example through preferential tariffs on power generated by WTGs or tax incentives promoting investments in wind power. In addition, the government of some countries also prescribe specified levels of electricity that utilities are required to obtain from renewable energy sources. With increased emphasis on environmental energy sources, various duties have been applied on energy generated through conventional energy sources which cause pollution which provided an impetus to the wind energy sector. 

 
In the past, the decrease in or elimination of direct or indirect government support schemes for renewable energy including wind power in a country has had a negative impact on the market for wind power in that country. There can be no assurance that government support will continue at the same level or at all exist. 

 

POSITIONING: 

 
Subject is Asia's leading manufacturer of WTGs and was ranked fifth in the world in terms of annual installations with market share of 10.5% for the CY 07. In India, it continues to retain its position as market leader with a dominant share of 58% of the market and is geared to continue its market leadership in the Indian wind power market and adapting to a change in the customer profile. As more corporate houses and industries are moving towards green energy, Subject is at the forefront of supplying complete end to end wind power solutions. Keeping in mind the interest in wind power, its offering is designed to be flexible to suit the different needs of clients. The expansion of customer profiles holds testimony to Subject's continued commitment to generate clean and sustainable energy.

 
As part of the strategy to be a leading provider of complete wind energy solutions in the world, the clients are now spread across various parts of the world thereby mitigating the chance of a slow-down in any particular part of the world.

 

COMPETITIVE STRENGTHS: 

 

Strong management team:

  
Subject senior management has extensive experience in the wind energy industry. It is predominantly moving towards an organisation consisting of empowered functions and business units. All functions are seamlessly connected with each other; harmonized by a Group Executive Council (GEC) headed by the Company's CEO.

 
Global production platform and access to an integrated manufacturing base: 


With production facilities in India, China, Belgium (Hansen) and the United States, Subject has created a global production platform to enhance supply to key growth markets. Also, Subject has an integrated manufacturing base with most of the key components such as rotor blades, generators, gearboxes, control panel and towers manufactured in-house. It also manufactures other components such as nose cones and nacelle covers and is establishing facilities to manufacture forging and foundry components used in WTGs and their components. It offers a unique combination of low cost manufacturing and access to high end technology with its business model. 

 

COMPANY'S BUSINESS STRATEGY: 

 

Transaction overview: 

 

·         Subject through its subsidiaries purchased 33.85% stake for a consideration of approximately Euro 453 million on June 6, 2007. 

·         Agreement with Martifer for its approximate 23.08% stake with acquisition cost payable only after May, 2009. 

·         Agreement with Areva for its approximate 30.17% stake with acquisition cost payable only after May, 2008.  

·         Deal partially financed in tranches with loan repayment upto 7 years, which got partly refinanced through convertible bonds issue and follow-on equity offering proceeds. 

·         Subject was awarded the Euromoney-Ernst and Young global renewable energy award for 'M&A of the Year' for the successful acquisition of a stake in REpower.  

 

RISK MANAGEMENT AND INTERNAL CONTROL ADEQUACY: 

 

Acquisition risk: 

 
Subject's acquisition of Hansen and of a stake in REpower may negatively impact its financial condition and results of operations. The acquisitions resulted in subject recognising a significant amount of debt and goodwill in its books. Subject has increased its outstanding long-term debt in order to finance the offer for the outstanding equity share capital of REpower. In addition, Subject has potential future commitments to purchase REpower shares from Martifer and Areva pursuant to option arrangements.


Subject believes that it has proven management resources and sound corporate governance framework to address risks associated with acquisition of Hansen and REpower. The successful Hansen listing has shown that the acquisition has been a wealth creator for the shareholders. 

 

OPERATIONS REVIEW: 

 
During the year, the Company has posted an impressive performance. 

 
On a standalone basis, the Company achieved a turnover of Rs 69260.100 millions as against Rs 53803.700 millions in the previous year registering a growth of 28.73%. The net profit after tax stood at Rs 12657.100 millions compared to Rs.10611.400 millions in the previous year registering a growth of 19.28%. 

 
On a consolidated basis, the turnover is Rs 136794.300 millions as against Rs.79857.300 millions in the previous year registering a growth of 71.30%. The profit after tax, share in associate's profit and minority interest is Rs 10301.000 millions compared to Rs 8640.300 millions in the previous year, registering a growth of 19.22%. 


In keeping with its vision of becoming a truly global player, the Company through its subsidiaries purchased approximately 33.85% stake in REpower Systems AG (REpower), third largest manufacturer of wind turbine generators (WTGs), for a consideration of approximately Euro 453 million and simultaneously also has voting pooling agreements with Areva and Martifer (subject to certain minority protection and other rights) who, in aggregate, hold approximately 53.25% stake in REpower as on June 6, 2007. 


The Company maintained its position as the fifth largest wind turbine manufacturer with world market share increasing to 10.5% in CY 2007 from 7.7% in CY 2006. Along with REpower, the Company achieved a market share of 13.9% in CY 2007. The Company also maintained its market leadership in India for the tenth consecutive year with around 58% of the market share.

 

CAPITAL AND FINANCE: 

 
Sub-division of face value of equity shares: 

 
In terms of the recommendation of the board of directors and pursuant to the approval received from the members, each equity share of the Company of the face value of Rs 10 has been sub-divided into 5 equity shares of the face value of Rs 2 each (share split) with effect from January 28, 2008.

 
Further, consequent to the said share split, new International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) INE040H01021 has been created for the Company's shares in dematerialised form. 

 

SUBSIDIARIES: 
 
The Company has 44 subsidiaries, a list of which is given in the note to accounts. The existing domestic and international subsidiaries continued to perform satisfactorily during the year.

 
The name of Suzlon Towers International Limited has been changed to SE Composites Limited which is now engaged in manufacturing of rotor blades, whereas name of Suzlon Rotor International Limited has been changed to Suzlon Electricals International Limited which is now engaged in manufacturing of generators. 


Hansen Transmissions International N.V. which was acquired in May 2006, listed its equity shares on London Stock Exchange on December 11, 2007. The net proceeds received through the offer were approximately Euro 440 million (gross). Post IPO, holding of the Company in Hansen stands at 71.28%. 


Domestic subsidiaries incorporated during the year: 

 
Hansen Drives Limited was incorporated on December 20, 2006 in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hansen Transmissions International N.V. with effect from April 12, 2007. It is engaged in the business of manufacturing gear boxes for WTGs. 

 
Overseas subsidiaries incorporated /acquired during the year: 

 
Suzlon Wind Energy Espana, S.L. was incorporated on June 5, 2007 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Suzlon Wind Energy A/S, Denmark. It has been formed for undertaking varied activities in the gamut of renewable energies, specifically participation in the development of wind farms. 

 
On October 9, 2007, Hansen Transmissions International N.V. acquired Lommelpark N.V., Belgium. It is engaged in the business of hotel and catering. 

 

GROUP: 
 
Persons forming part of the Group coming within the definition of 'Group' as defined in the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 for the purpose of inter-se transfer of shares of the Company under regulation 3(1)(e)(i) of SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997 are disclosed in a separate section of the annual report. 

 

Conservation of energy: 

 
The operations of the Company are not energy-intensive. However, energy conservation is a priority area for the Company. The Company's continued efforts to reduce and optimise the use of energy consumption have shown positive results. Better controls are planned to achieve further reduction in energy consumption. All the new manufacturing facilities of the Company are equipped with hi-tech energy monitoring and conservation systems to monitor usage, minimise wastage and increase overall efficiency at every stage of power consumption. 

 

Future plan of action:

 
 1. Continued efforts on aerodynamic performance enhancements to make next generation blades. 

 
 2. New product and variant developments as per the requirements of the market.  

 

FIXED ASSETS

·         Freehold Land

·         Leasehold Land

·         Buildings

·         Plant and Machinery

·         Wind research and measuring equipments

·         Computers and office equipments

·         Furniture and Fixtures

·         Vehicles

·         Intangible assets

o        Designs and drawings

o        SAP software

 

TRADE REFERENCE:

·         Flender, Germany

·         ASVG, Germany

·         L. M. Glasfibre

·         Siemens

 

 

WEBSITE DETAILS

 

The world of wind power is growing at a phenomenal pace. Projections put the average growth of the industry at 24% for the next five years.


Subject continued its upward growth trend during the quarter ended March 31, 2008, driven by mounting climatic concerns leading to the need for wind energy solutions globally.

 

Subject reported a strong consolidated order book position of USD 4,304 million (3,454 MW); with USD 208 million (160 MW) in domestic orders, and USD 4,096 million; (3,294 MW) in international orders, as on May 19, 2008.

The company reported a 71% growth in its consolidated turnover and a 59% growth in MW sales over the financial year '07.

In terms of market developments, Subject made its maiden entry into the southern Indian state of Kerala, with the commissioning of its first turbine there. This was another major step forward in Subject’s endeavors to expand the market and harness the power of wind for the nation’s economical growth. Subject has, in the past year also added several of India’s leading corporations such as ONGC, Reliance Energy, TATA Power, DLF, HPCL, and global major British Petroleum amongst others as its customers. The growing diversification of the customer base, which now includes energy and power majors, reflects the increasing importance of the wind energy in the power mix, and it is a major step forward towards a sustainable development in energy security. Also in the overseas market, Subject continued gaining momentum in key markets. The company rounded off the quarter securing major orders in Australia, Latin America, Europe, and building on its position as a leading player in the global wind energy markets. Subject also completed its first shipment of wind turbines to Nicaragua, which takes subject’s presence into 20 countries across five continents.

The Company has made a major investment to take advantage of the vast opportunity in the wind energy sector, by initiating the setting up of 3,000 MW of integrated manufacturing capacities, and further backward integration into cast and forged steel components through a 120,000 MT foundry and 70,000 MT forging unit, complete with machining facilities. Work on establishment of these facilities is in the advanced stages of execution and production is expected to commence in separate phases beginning from July 2008, and to reach full utilization levels by March 2009.

The Company has, as a follow-up to its global expansion strategy, successfully entered into new markets such as Spain, Nicaragua and Turkey with substantial orders, and consolidated its position in other important markets such as the US, Australia and Brazil with large and repeat orders, over the last year, which has taken subject’s presence into 20 countries.

 

The group sales in 2008, estimated at approximately 2,311 MW, has been one of subject’s best performances with a significant improvement from approximately 1,456 MW sold in the previous year.

                                                                                                                                                                       

There is today a clear recognition of the challenge the world faces, such as seen in the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to former US vice-President Al Gore and UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change.

Subject has set itself well on the course to be part of the solution to the crisis–by becoming a strategic partner to the world’s industry. Subject provides innovative, efficient and customized wind power solutions that drive economic development, while preserving nature and mitigating the effects of unbridled development – creating a more sustainable, greener tomorrow.

Clients

Subject today develops and manufactures technologically advanced, high-performance and cost-efficient wind turbines. These services are developed to specifically meet the diverse needs of customers all around the world.

Subject offers customers' end-to-end wind energy solutions, including wind resource mapping, site development and installation, and finally operations and maintenance services in India. This allows subject to offer Indian customers economies of scale, and eliminates the need for customer involvement in the complex process of wind farm development.

Subject’s order book position is a reflection of its strong market position and consistency in delivering to their customers. The order book stands at around USD 4,335 million. The domestic order book position is for a capacity of 441 MW and international orders for 3,726 MW.

The primary customers in India include companies that have manufacturing facilities with high power consumption. These companies have high profitability and seek investment opportunities with stable returns. In India, Subject caters to leading corporate houses like the MSPL Limited, Bajaj Auto Limited, Tata Group and Reliance, to name a few.

Subject has driven a focused effort to make wind turbines more reliable, consistently delivering availability rates to customers, beating global standards higher than 95% on an average.

Subject has set new standards with record breaking contracts that have been signed with top wind energy companies around the world. Majority of the orders have been signed with top wind energy companies in the United States.

Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation has signed agreements with Edison Mission Group (EMG) of Irvine, California and after repeat orders EMG holds more than 630 MW of Suzlon wind turbine capacity in the United States. Similarly Subject's relationship with John Deere Wind Energy (JDWE) started with its investment in several Minnesota wind power projects, but quickly expanded to Texas and recently Missouri. They have also signed a contract with Tierra Energy of Austin, Texas to provide 42 units of the S88-2.1 MW wind turbine for projects located in Wyoming and Texas. Subject’s contract with PPM Energy, a leader in optimized wind energy solutions, calls for delivery of 700 MW over the next few years.

Subject has successfully entered the Chinese market, which is one of the world’s fastest growing economies, with five important contracts with a total of 233.75 MW, of which 12MW are installed and 221MW are planned installations in 2007. A contract with Australian Gas and Light marked Subject’s entrance into the Australian market.

Subject has also entered into the emerging wind energy market in Europe with orders from Maestrale Green Energy, in Italy and TECNEIRA – Tecnologias Energeticas, SA, in Portugal and has made a breakthrough into the Turkish wind energy market, with an order for 31.5 MW of wind turbine capacity with Ayen Enerji Co. Inc. The order will be supplied through 15 units of Subject’s S88 – 2.1 MW wind turbines.

Another key high–growth wind energy market subject has entered into is Brazil through a contract signed with – SIIF Energies do Brazil Ltda.The project is poised to double Brazil’s current installed capacity of 200 MW.

Subject has adopted an innovative approach to its value chain, enabling the company to deliver customized solutions to a variety of customer needs across the world. Subject has developed a fully integrated value chain with control over all critical components – gearbox and generator technology, to towers, rotor blades and in the end the complete wind turbine. This visionary approach has had given us a major advantage in today’s supply restricted environment, allowing the company to respond more flexibly to market dynamics, and provide tailor made solutions to each individual customers’ needs.

Investor Relations

As the requirements of disclosure, transparency and corporate governance continue to grow and evolve, the role of IR becomes increasingly critical in helping companies to manage these issues and to communicate more effectively with the investment community. Today leading organizations around the world have embraced the concept of IR in a big way.

This function plays a pivotal role by being the ‘bridge’ between the Company and its stakeholders, leading to a positive effect on the market’s assessment of the Company’s value relative to that of the overall market.

At Subject, the IR team works very closely with the management to implement programs that are consistent with its corporate objectives. IR preserves the veracity, relevance and quality of the information distributed to the market through a homogenous presentation of the information. It is a reflection of the company’s brand and has an intangible effect on the success of its business.

At Subject, they believe that IR is a long- term relationship with its stakeholders, much as running a business is a long-term relationship with its customers, suppliers and business partners.

Press Release

 

Thursday, November 06, 2008

TrustPower opens Snowtown, Australia, windfarm

Stage-I powered with 47 Suzlon S88 turbines

Pune: New Zealand based TrustPower Limited on 2nd November, 2008 held the official public opening of Stage 1 of its first Australian wind farm, located at Snowtown 170km north of Adelaide. The $220 million project, using 47 Suzlon S88 turbines, is expected to produce in excess of 380 GWh of electricity each year, saving more than 345,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually, and powering the equivalent of 70,000 average Australian homes.

 

The public opening, which took the form of a community event with food and produce stalls, entertainment, displays and public wind farm bus tours, saw the unveiling of a commemorative plaque and permanent wind turbine blade and information display in Snowtown, by the Premier of South Australia the Honourable Mike Rann and TrustPower Chairman Mr Bruce Harker.

 

Other distinguished guests included the Federal Member for Grey Mr Rowan Ramsey, the State Member for Frome the Honourable Mr Rob Kerin, the Mayor of Wakefield Mr. James Maitland, Toine van Megen, Global CEO of Suzlon, Dan Hansen, CEO of Suzlon Energy Australia, and members of the TrustPower board and management team including Chief Executive Officer, Keith Tempest.

 

The Snowtown wind farm site spreads more than 20km along the Hummocks and Barunga ranges, allowing for significant future expansion and is equipped with 47 Suzlon S88 wind turbines to produce a peak output of 98.7 MW. The Suzlon wind turbines have a rotor diameter of 88 metres and a tower height of 80m.

 

Construction of Stage 1 of the Snowtown Windfarm involved 350 escorted truck journeys from Adelaide, the use of 7km of high tension cables for anchor footings, 5000 cubic metres of concrete, 8,000 tonne of steel for towers, 27km of underground cable and 18km of overhead 33kv power line, with 15,000 tonnes total weight of cargo transported to the site.

 

Suzlon Energy Australia took up the project on a turnkey EPC basis and completed it on time and within budget.

 

TrustPower Chief Executive Keith Tempest says the opening of the Snowtown Wind Farm marks another important milestone for TrustPower, which has a portfolio of 100 percent sustainable hydro and wind generation facilities.

 

"We are proud of our investments in sustainable generation in New Zealand, which includes 35 hydro facilities and the country’s largest wind farm, plus plans for two further hydro facilities and two further wind farms now having been granted resource consents. We see this as the first of what we hope will be significant further investments in Australian wind energy, the income from which will complement that from New Zealand and provide increased income security in times of difficult economic or climatic conditions, as well as making a worthwhile contribution to combating emissions induced climate change".

 

"The wind farm will help develop a positive new image for the town," said the Chairperson of the Snowtown Community Management Committee, Paul McCormack.

 

"The local community has taken a strong interest in the project, and appreciates it being named the Snowtown Wind Farm," Mr McCormack said. "It’s a good news story for this community."

 

Mr McCormack is particularly enthusiastic about the 44 metre wind turbine blade which is on permanent display in the middle of town. "It is a fantastic tourist attraction and it allows people to stop off in Snowtown and get a sense of the turbines up close."

 

Mr McCormack, who has one of turbines on his land, said lightheartedly: "Every morning I walk to the chook house to collect an egg for breakfast, and I look up at my turbine on the hill to ensure that it’s still spinning. I think it’s a beautiful beast, and it makes me greener and greener each day."

 

While addressing the gathering, Suzlon's Global CEO, Toine van Megen said that the Australia market is a focus market for Suzlon and congratulated the Australian Suzlon Team for delivering the project in time and within budget and to the entire satisfaction of TrustPower.

 

"Suzlon is committed to the Australian market for the long term and we look forward to realising more projects with TrustPower. I congratulate the Snowtown community with the wholehearted support that they have given to TrustPower and Suzlon. Without your support this project would not have been realised. Suzlon is in Australia for the long term and we are happy to do our part in creating a sustainable and green environment in Australia through our products and services".

 

Mr. Dan Hansen, CEO of Suzlon Australia thanked TrustPower for the close and open cooperation between the two companies throughout the construction of the project and thanked the local community of Snowtown for their support and participation, which we trust will continue through the long term operation, service and maintenance of the wind farm.

 

* BTM Consult ApS – World Market Update 2007

 

About Suzlon Energy Limited

Suzlon Energy Limited is one of the world’s leading players in wind energy. The company has come to the fore of the business by strategically focusing on R&D, innovation, an integrated value chain, and entering into emerging and high growth markets to drive sustainable growth.

 

Suzlon has its corporate offices in Pune, India. The company’s global spread reflects in its projects and markets portfolio - extending across Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, and the United States.

 

Suzlon’s R&D effort includes a highly successful practice of leveraging skill and knowledge pools in the industry and allied areas the world over. This has resulted in a R&D network located across geographies known for their leadership in the field – Suzlon today drives turbine development from India and Germany, and aerodynamics research in the Netherlands. Suzlon matches innovation with quality, with systems certified by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) to ISO 9001:2000 standards.

 

Suzlon is a vertically integrated wind turbine manufacturer – with manufacturing capability along the full value chain – ranging from components to complete wind turbine systems. The company has established manufacturing facilities in India, China and the United States, to support the global spread of its operations. The company currently has a combined manufacturing base of 2,700 MW of annual capacity, and is undertaking an aggressive expansion program to expand its base to 5,700 MW of capacity in FY2008-09.

 

The success of the company’s strategy is seen in its growing market share, repeat orders, and breakthroughs into new markets. Suzlon ranked as the world’s fifth leading wind turbine manufacturer with over 10.5 % of global market share in 2007. The company has ranked as the leading manufacturer in the Indian market for nine consecutive years, maintaining over 50% market share.

 

Suzlon’s true strength is seen not only in its technology, quality and market share – but also its people. The Suzlon Group boasts one of the largest teams in the wind energy business, totaling over 13,000 people from over a dozen nationalities in operations around the world. Suzlon in its vision for future growth aims to rank among the top three wind turbine manufacturers worldwide, maximizing growth while maintaining margins to generate maximum value for all stakeholders.

 

 


 

CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No records exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                  None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.49.74

UK Pound

1

Rs.74.37

Euro

1

Rs.62.78

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

5

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

4

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

4

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

1

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

4

--LEVERAGE

1~10

4

--RESERVES

1~10

4

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

4

--MARGINS

-5~5

-

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

36

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

 

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