BENGALURU: SuzlonNSE 0.70 % ended the past fiscal year as the top wind equipment manufacturer in India installing 581 MW of windmills, followed by Denmark-headquartered Vestas with 492 MW and SiemensNSE -1.23 % Gamesa putting up 261 MW, multiple sources with knowledge of the matter said. India installed a modest 1,544 MW of wind energy capacity in 2018-19, which was lower than the 1,739 MW commissioned the previous year, and way below the 5,400 MW installed in 2016-17.
In 2017-18, too, Suzlon was the leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in India, installing 626 MW, with Siemens Gamesa in the second place with 552 MW, and Vestas at third with 181 MW. Other OEMs, however, added very little in 2018-19, due to paucity of orders. Inox Wind added a mere 36 MW through the year and Regen Powertech 25 MW. GE India installed 132 MW of capacity, while Germany’s Nordex Acciona added 18 MW.
