Suzlon Energy Limited

Vison: “Be a Quality Leader through Technology and Sustainable Stakeholder Centric Management”

• To be a technology leader in the wind industry
• To be among the top three wind energy companies in the world
• To be the most respected brand
• To be the best team and place to work at
• To be the fastest growing and most profitable business

Mission:

Our mission of quality is to maintain a satisfied customer base, qualitative supplier base and a highly motivated workforce by delivering quality products and services. In order to achieve our mission, we commit ourselves to:

• Institutionalize customer focus with timely delivery, quality and product performance that satisfies our customers needs and expectations thereby forging confidence and long term relationships with our customer
  
• Establish a qualitative supplier base having strong focus on quality systems, products and continual improvement
  
• Pursue total quality in every aspect of our organization creating an environment conducive for team work of a highly trained and motivated workforce who are empowered to reach their fullest potential.

 

 

At Suzlon, we relentlessly pursue superior quality. Quality, Environment and Safety (QES) management systems don’t just help us comply with environment, occupational health and safety norms – they are the foundation of our business. Timely and frequent auditing of our QES systems and vendors ensures that quality remains paramount at all times. Our design, manufacture, operations and maintenance services have been certified as ISO 9001:2008 by Det Norske Veritas.

Our wind turbine generator (WTG) models are accredited with type certification by Germanischer Lloyd or CWET.

2008 - 2009:

• Harvard Business School concludes a case study on Suzlon - 'The Suzlon Edge'
• Hon'ble Michael Rann, Premier, South Australia, inaugurates AGL Hallett windfarm
• Suzlon Energy Ltd Blade Testing Centre, Vadodara, India conducts the first blade static test
• Suzlon Energy Ltd is certified ISO/IEC 27001:2005 compliant by Bureau Veritas Certification (India) Pvt. Ltd.

2007 - 2008:

• Suzlon Energy Ltd enters Kerala with its first Wind Power Project commission of S52-600 kW turbine at Agali
• Suzlon Energy Ltd secures its maiden QIP (Qualified Institutional Placement)
• Suzlon Energy Ltd is first S88-2.1 MW wind turbine is commissioned by Deco Light Ceramics Ltd, in Gujarat, India
• Hansen Transmission International N.V completes provisional listing of IPO on London Stock Exchange

2006 - 2007:

• Suzlon Energy Ltd signs contract with Tierra Energy of Austin, Texas - for 42 units of the S88-2.1 MW wind turbine - for
• Suzlon Energy Ltd is commissioned its first 2.1 MW capacity turbine in Australia
• Suzlon Energy Ltd wins the Best PE/VC Backed Company Award from Venture Intelligence Apex
• Suzlon Energy Ltd is commissioned its first Wind Turbine Generator in China
• Suzlon Energy Ltd signs contract with British Petroleum - for 40 MW in Maharashtra

2005 - 2006:

• Suzlon Energy Ltd market share in India crosses 50%
• Suzlon Energy Ltd is ranked 5th in the world among Wind Turbine Generator manufacturers for capacity installed in 2005
• Suzlon Transformers - MBU under SISL is commissioned at Vadodara, India
• Suzlon Energy Ltd announces strategic acquisition of Hansen Transmission International NV, Belgium
• Mr. Tulsi R. Tanti wins Solar Energy Society of India (SESI)'s Renewable Energy Pioneer Award

2004 - 2005:

• BTM Report - 2004 ranks Suzlon Energy Ltd 6th in the Top 10 Manufacturers in the world
• Suzlon Energy Ltd crosses 1 GW (1000 MW) installation mark
• Suzlon Energy Ltd Supa site at Ahmednagar, Maharashtra receives OHSAS 18001:1999 DNV certification
• Smt. Jayalalitha, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu, dedicates 2 MW Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) Wind Turbine Generators
• Suzlon Energy Ltd crosses the 800 MW installation mark

2003 - 2002:

• Suzlon Energy Ltd signs up MSPL's 3.75 MW Wind Power Project
• Suzlon Energy Ltd crosses 600 MW installation mark
• Suzlon Energy Ltd crosses 500 MW mark with a 6 MW installation at Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanum, A.P.
• Germanischer Llyod type certifies Suzlon Energy Ltd S66-1.25 MW - 75m hub height capacity model
• Suzlon Energy Australia Pty Ltd incorporated; commences operations

2002 - 2003:

• Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET) type test certifies Suzlon Energy Ltd. S60-1000 KW capacity model
• Suzlon Energy Ltd is commissioned for its first wind turbine in USA
• Mrs. Jaywantiben, Hon'ble Minister of Power at Daman, flags Suzlon's first export order to USA
• Suzlon Energy Ltd first 1.25 MW Wind Turbine Generator is commissioned for M/s Velathal Spinning Mills Limited

Our Aim:

• To create market-defining products
• To enable entry into new markets with new applications
• To implement robust back-end processes
• To leverage our workforce competency
  

Suzlon’s multi-dimensional approach to value engineering and cost reduction provides better margins and a competitive advantage to its customers.

2009 - 2010:

• Tulsi Tanti awarded Champion of the Earth: Mr. Tulsi Tanti was honoured with Champion of the Earth title for Entrepreneurial Vision by the United Nations Environment Program
  
• Tulsi Tanti awarded Global Indian Award: The Canada India Foundation for global entrepreneural vision had awarded Mr. Tulsi Tanti With the Global Indian Award 

2008 - 2009:

• Operational Excellence: Suzlon Energy Limited is declared one of the winners of India's first Infrastructure awards - KPMG-Infrastructure Today Awards 2008. Suzlon bagged the ' The Most Admired Company - Power ( Non conventional) award under the Infrastructure Developers Category. The awards have been instituted by KPMG and ASAPP Media Group to recognize and felicitate exceptional work done in the Indian Infrastructure industry.
• National operations: Suzlon Energy Ltd bags the first prize for Best Manufacturer (2006-2008) and the second prize for the Best Service Provider among Manufacturers (2006-2008). The awards were presented under the aegis of Wind India 2008 awards and are awarded to stalwarts in the Indian Wind Energy industry for their efforts in shaping a Greener India.
  

2207 - 2008:

• Rajiv Gandhi Awards: Best Industrialist - Mr. Tulsi R Tanti, CMD, Suzlon Energy Limited
• Euromoney and Ernst & Young Global Renewable Energy Awards: M&A of the Year - for REpower Systems AG, Germany

and many more.....

• BFA Annual Conference at Boao, China , April 2010
• 4th Renewable Energy Finance Forum 2009
• Windpower Conference & Exhibition 2009
• Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009
• EWEC (European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition) 2009

 

Suzlon Quality Management:

• Creates constancy of purpose to bring strategic focus for quality excellence & benchmarking at group level. Establishes objectives & processes necessary to deliver results in accordance with customer requirements and organizational policies.
  
  
• Monitors, measures & analyzes quality level to provide a display/report of current failures, potential failures and causes in an objective manner to provide a structured method for resolving failures & causes identified to reach zero defect level.
  
  
• Defines the ingredients of the cost of quality, cost of poor quality and explains its use as a business improvement tool.Institutes modern methods of training on the job for all, to make the best use of every employee. Provide quality awareness employee education to raise the personal concern for quality felt by all employees.
  
  
• Encourages & engages recognition of good work in the quality process to appreciate employees with superior performance.Continually enhance quality management bandwidth to drive future readiness by setting up a high-level, cross-functional team to achieve quality excellence goals and commitments are set by employees for themselves and their groups.
  
  
• Drives quality councils to bring together the professional quality staff for a planned governance & communication on a regular basis.
  
  
• Continually does it over and over again emphasizing that quality improvement never ends, it is a constant effort.

Establishment of an independent Quality Management Organization within Suzlon helped define a strategic roadmap with which to drive the organization on a focused goal from quality control to quality excellence and ultimately to quality benchmarking that induces a state of future readiness within the organization.

Quality Management Strategy is a practical approach that is well adapted to excel Suzlon’s strategic business unit growth, cultural bandwidth, quality levels of manufacturing verticals along with backward integration.  Quality Management at Suzlon seeks to continually leverage upon its size by strengthening its execution capability to deliver a customer satisfied, reliable and robust user friendly product, with focus on rapid reduction of life-cycle cost of the product, efficient product performance that would ensure a sustained and profitable growth of the organization.

Philosophy:

• To be a company that serves society with sustainable wind-power on a commercial scale with a focus on continuously increasing efficiency and reliability of our wind turbines.
• To always be committed to a life-long relationship with customers and work towards total customer satisfaction.
• To lay importance on bettering our quality, safety and environmental standards.
• To build partnerships with all stakeholders; employees, customers, vendors, service providers, local communities and governments.
• To conduct business only with the highest standards of ethics.
• To contribute to the reduction of use of fossil fuels by reducing our carbon footprint in all our operations.

Strategy:
Suzlon as a group aims to provide a strong renewable energy platform thereby promising to power a greener tomorrow, today. Together with its subsidiary REpower, Suzlon has grown to be the 3rd largest wind turbine supplier in the world ensuring it builds a strong and futuristic path for the wind energy sector. From initiating a wind power project, till completion and even beyond, Suzlon ensures that nothing stands in the way of it serving its purpose.

This is with the support of its key differentiators, it is the very philosophy of questioning ourselves at every step that has helped us sustain our vision. Our approach, insight, objectives and our reports stand testimony to that

The QMO approach gets impetus from the voice of customer and is integrated to the value chain elements such as product design & development, supply chain management, manufacturing, project management, operational maintenance services and corporate support services.

The voice of customer is converted to QM strategies and transformation themes which have been derived in terms of strategic initiatives and execution plans. These are integrated into processes with linkage to the deliverables in the form of metrics. Further, all processes and metrics follow complete governance and program management rules throughout the value chain.

The seeds of Suzlon were sown by Mr. Tulsi R. Tanti’s venture into the textile industry. Faced with soaring power costs and the infrequent availability of power, he looked to wind energy as an alternative. Beginning with a wind farm project in the Indian state of Gujarat in 1995, with a capacity of just 3 MW - he set forth to acquire the basic technology and varied expertise to set up Suzlon Energy Limited - India’s first home-grown wind technology company.

By the end of 2009, Suzlon:

• Supplied over 8,000 MW across the world
• Registering 100% growth rate year on year
• Was ranked the 3rd leading wind power equipment* manufacturer
• Earned a global market share of 9.8 %*
• Maintained market leadership in Asia
• Suzlon installed over 4800 MW of wind turbine capacity, acquired over 50% market share(YOY) and reigned as the market leader consecutively for the last 11years.

The global wind energy industry is currently characterized by growing demand, limited by a restricted supply. Foreseeing the challenges early on, Suzlon adopted a mix of manufacturing strategies to ensure unfettered growth. 

 

• We are the most vertically integrated wind turbine maker in the world, with manufacturing capabilities for all key components
• We are globally integrated, with production facilities in China, India, USA catering to key markets
• Our manufacturing footprint covers the gamut of wind power equipment
• We develop leading edge technology to drive down costs
• In 2008, our manufacturing capacity has increased from 1,500 MW to 2,700 MW. Plans are on track to further increase capacity to
  5,700 MW
• Our manufacturing facilities employ over 4,000 people worldwide

As a result, Suzlon has consistently grown at a rate faster than the industry - more than twice the industry average over the pastfour years.

The quality management organization is a matrix organization that ensures ownership, clarity of roles and responsibilities with individual balanced scorecards that include strategic objectives and measurable KPIs for each value chain elements and individual person. This helps manage expectations as well as continual progress.