Suzlon Energy, the world’s fifth-largest wind turbine maker, is in discussions with a consortium of wind equipment component manufacturers in
Suzlon is evaluating four proposals and the deal could be concluded within a month or two. At present, Denmark-based Vestas and a Belgium-based consortium of major wind component makers are the frontrunners for Hansen, which has manufacturing assets in
The divesture of Hansen would not affect the gearbox requirements of Suzlon. One of the main aspects of the discussions includes continuation of Hansen as a supplier of gearboxes for Suzlon. Currently, Suzlon procures only 40 per cent of its gear box requirements from Hansen, that too only from last year. A majority of its supplies are from the German gearbox maker Winenergy AG, which has manufacturing units in Chennai,
Suzlon has a debt of about Rs 13,000 crore and has to repay a part of it soon. The company had posted a loss of Rs 453 crore for the first quarter of 2009-10, mainly due to poor order inflow. The company recently undertook fund raising of $202 million, through Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) of $108 million and $94 million, via an issue of zero-coupon convertible bonds.crackcrack
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