Let me justify the title first…TULSI TANTI is the man who started India’s biggest Wind Power Energy business SUZLON ENERGY, a 10 Billion USD company.He is now in the Top 10 richest indians (Forbes list # 390).

AT PRESENT :

Tulsi Tanti,49, is now the chairman and Managing Director of SUZLON ENERGY, which was started in 1995 as a small wind farm with a mere 20 people. And now there are about 13000 employees operated in 21 countries.Suzlon is now the world’s fifth largest wind energy company worth 10.5 % market share.Mr.Tulsi has 29% share and his siblings,a total, about 41%. The statastics are astounding with a 108% growth in 2007 financial year ending.But the most successfull step was aquistion of REpower systems a German company which made all its competitors realise the calibre of SUZLON ENERGY (previously in 2006 it aquired Hansen Transmissions, Belgium, world’s second largest wind turbine gear box maker ).

IN THE PAST:

But the story how it all happened is quite interesting.Mr. Tulsi Tanti was in textile business before he plunged into this wind energy feild. The business was running quite good but he was not happy with the electricity bills he used to get. So then he powered his textile business with two small capacity wind turbine generators. Many considered it as a wothless step as the immediate cost of it was more than his textile business. But Mr.Tulsi could forsee the potential the feild has.The driving forces as said by him are are the soaring fuel and power prices that drove him to the unconventional step that did hit the Bull’s Eye.

THE OTHER SIDE :

He was chosen as one of the “HEROES OF THE ENVIRONMENT” by the TIME Magzine in 2006. As an environmentalist he always spoke of conserving Natural resources. He says “If Indians start consuming power like the Americans, the world will run out of resources. Either you stop India from developing, or you find some alternate solution.”He is a man with a mission to place India in the TOP and SAFE place in the Future. He says “I could have a mansion and afford to leave the lights on all day long if I wanted. But it’s not about saving money anymore for me. I just want to do what I can to fix the problem.”

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