The company reported consolidated wind turbine sales volume for the financial year 2008 at 2,311MW, compared to 1,456MW for the financial year 2007. Revenues from overseas sales stood at INR81.07 billion, around 59.3% of total sales during the period.
Profit after tax (PAT), before exceptional items, stood at INR11.68 billion. Exceptional items consist of INR654.6 million for site restoration, and INR1.21 billion for rotor blade retrofit program, affecting PAT by INR1.51 billion.
Suzlon reported a strong order book position, excluding its Hansen and Repower holdings, of INR183.08 billion or a capacity of 3,454.25MW. Domestic orders accounted for INR8.86 billion or a capacity of 160.10MW, while international orders stood at INR174.22 billion or a capacity of 3,294.15MW, as of May 19, 2008.
Tulsi Tanti, chairman and managing director of Suzlon Energy, said: Suzlon has grown at over 71%, compared to an industry average of 24%. Our global market share in 2007 grew to 10.5%, up from 7.7% in 2006, registering a significant increase of 30%.
