Renewable energy major Suzlon Energy has announced the setting up of three new AI-driven smart-blade manufacturing facilities and the upgrading of existing facilities. The expansion will help the Pune-based wind solutions provider scale production to execute its orderbook of 6.2 Gigawatts (GW).

JP Chalasani, Chief Executive Officer, Suzlon Group, said the company has earmarked an annual capex of ₹500-550 crore, which will be dynamically invested across all of Suzlon’s manufacturing facilities.

The facilities are planned for phased construction and operation, and the precise capacity additions and investment amounts cannot be defined, he explained.

Rural job boost

Two of the three new smart factories will be in Gujarat and Karnataka, while the location of the third factory will be final

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