Suzlon Group is investing Rs 550 crore to set up three AI-powered wind blade factories in Gujarat, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. Co-founder Girish Tanti said these smart factories will "fast-track execution of its order book." The project aims to meet rising domestic demand and will be ready by 2027.
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Suzlon Group plans to invest Rs 550 crore in three new AI-powered blade factories across India. These facilities will enhance production capabilities and meet rising domestic wind industry demands. Two factories will be located in Gujarat and Karnataka, while the third will be in Tamil Nadu.
Chennai: Suzlon Group is investing around Rs 550 crore to set up three AI-powered blade factories to fast-track execution of its order book and meet the rising demand of the domestic wind industry, company co-founder Girish Tanti said.
While two blade facilities have been planned for Gujarat and Karnataka, the third will come up in Tamil Nadu, Tanti told PTI in an interaction. Suzlon already has five blade factories in Jaisalmer, Bhuj, Ratlam, Dhule and Anantapur.
With the addition of the three units, Suzlon will have India's largest smart wind manufacturing capacity with a total of 18 factories. When asked about investment in these new factories, Tanti said the company has earmarked capex of Rs 550 crore for the three projects, funded from internal accruals. Rs 200 crore is for the Tamil Nadu project; the remaining will be utilised for Gujarat and Karnataka facilities.
He said these factories will be closer to wind project sites to improve logistics. The estimated time period for setting up these facilities is by 2027.
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Sharing details, he said these will be smart factories with AI-enabled solutions to boost productivity, quality and safety. The move aims to accelerate orderbook execution and meet growing demand for indigenised wind equipment, Tanti said, adding that the government is also promoting the use of efficient Made-in-India equipment.
The new plants will create 3,000 direct and 12,000 indirect jobs with 80 per cent rural employment. As of March 2026, Suzlon had an order book of around 6 GW of wind energy projects from multiple clean energy players.
In FY26, the company reported revenue of Rs 16,679 crore and net profit of Rs 3,163 crore, up from Rs 10,851 crore revenue and Rs 2,072 crore net profit in FY25.
The company has already deployed automation in blade manufacturing at these locations and is now scaling an integrated digital architecture across nacelle production with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), IoT (Internet of Things ) convergence, and robotics for critical tasks.
Tanti explained AI-enabled vision systems are strengthening product quality through instant defect detection, while digital quality platforms like AskCQMS and the SAFER safety app are elevating workplace assurance and traceability.
"Suzlon is building a new generation of smart factories that combine automation, advanced analytics, AI-driven decision systems, and digitally unified operations to deliver faster, leaner, and more reliable manufacturing," he said.
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