Suzlon Green Power Commits USD 5 Billion to Renewable Energy

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

Wind-energy entrepreneur cites urgent global need, makes largest single
energy commitment at Clinton Global Initiative

Initiative will take benefits of green power to 10 million people,
especially in India and China

Suzlon Green Power Ltd. announced today a commitment to bring 3,500
megawatts of electricity to nearly 10 million people with the development of $5
billion in green energy assets over five years, primarily in India and China.
Of the $5 billion total project value, Suzlon Green Power will provide
approximately $1.5 billion in equity. Suzlon Green Power, a closely held
enterprise owned 100 percent by India’s Tanti family, made the announcement
today at the 2008 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI).

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“The urgent global need for clean energy compelled me to dramatically
expand my family’s business holdings,” said Tulsi R. Tanti, who is best known
as the founder of the wind-turbine company, Suzlon Energy Ltd., based in India.
“Our flagship business Suzlon Energy continues to focus on developing wind
power solutions, offering wind turbines to the global market. On the other
hand, we now commit to developing and owning green power assets through Suzlon
Green Power, which will bring energy where it is needed most. Suzlon Green
Power’s business model will offer us an asset-based long term annuity income
while mitigating the twin challenges of global warming and climate change. It
also adds greater vertical integration to our holdings, building the value of
our businesses in the long-term.”

Tanti’s efforts are global, with a majority of Suzlon Green Power’s
projects to be located in India and China, two areas with burgeoning energy
needs. The company’s commitment also will foster sustainable development and a
cleaner, better future for our children by stimulating socio-economic change
through job-creation and improved infrastructure. It will bring more
electricity where it is desperately needed in developing regions, and help move
those regions toward energy security. The commitment also will help several
countries meet the requirements of the Kyoto protocol.

The company estimates that its projects will create 1,000 jobs directly and
many times more indirectly, and will reduce seven million tons of CO2
equivalent per year.

Suzlon Green Power will invest resources and expertise in four key areas:
1. Acquire existing green power assets to develop scale and expertise.
2. Develop greenfield power projects.
3. Garner support and cooperation from a network of vendors, business
partners, investors.
4. Partner with local NGOs and other organizations to develop
neighborhoods where the power assets will be developed and operated.

Suzlon and other Tanti companies bring extensive experience in wind farm
development. Of the more than 30 wind farms Suzlon has developed, two are of
significant size: Sanganeri, on the southern tip of India, with 600 megawatts;
and Dhule, northeast of Mumbai, with 1,000 megawatts under development.

The International Energy Agency estimates that the world’s energy needs
will increase more than 50 percent by 2030, and both China and India’s energy
use is set to double between 2005 and 2030. Suzlon, with other global
organizations, is exploring the most efficient renewable energy sources that
can be brought to scale to meet this exponentially growing demand for energy.

About Suzlon Green Power Ltd.
Suzlon Green Power Ltd. is a closely held enterprise promoted by the family
of Tulsi R. Tanti, which also controls a majority stake in Suzlon Energy
Limited, one of the world’s leading producers of wind turbines. Suzlon Green
Power’s headquarters is in Ahmedabad, India.

About the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)
Established in 2005 as a project of the non-partisan William J. Clinton
Foundation, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) convenes global leaders to
devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing
challenges. Since 2005, CGI members have made nearly 1,000 Commitments to
Action valued at upwards of $30 billion to improve more than 200 million lives
in over 150 countries around the world. Through past Annual Meetings, CGI has
brought together more than 80 current and former heads of state, hundreds of
top CEOs and non-profit leaders, major philanthropists, and 10 of the last 16
Nobel Peace Prize laureates.

Contact:
Vivek Kher,
Head – Corporate Communications,
vkher@suzlon.com,
Tel. 001 91 20 40122208

Brendan McCarthy – Edelman,
Brendan.McCarthy@edelman.com,
1-917-388-7137

SOURCE: Suzlon Green Power Ltd.

CONTACT: Vivek Kher, Head – Corporate Communications
001 91 20 40122208
vkher@suzlon.com

Brendan McCarthy – Edelman, Brendan.McCarthy@edelman.com,
+1-917-388-7137

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