Suzlon Group's Girish Tanti Elected to Vice-Chair of the Board of Global Wind Energy Council

Girish Tanti, Vice Chairman of the Suzlon Group, has been elected Vice-Chair of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) at the annual board meeting, held in Abu Dhabi this year. Wind Industry veteran Tanti restates his commitment to driving the tripling of renewables to power a net-zero future.

With nearly 30 years of global renewables business experience, Tanti has lived and worked across Europe, USA and Asia. As co-founder of Suzlon, he incubated the renewable energy business in 1995 and led the expansion of Suzlon across India, USA, Canada, Europe, China, Australia, South America and South Africa. His efforts have been vital to Suzlon’s rise to become the only renewable energy player from a developing nation to rank among the top five worldwide in the early 2000s.

Girish Tanti, Vice-Chair of GWEC, stated: "It is an extremely critical time for the world as our collective future depends on a rapid transition to a net-zero world. I am thrilled to take over as Vice-Chair of GWEC which is one of the most effective platforms for driving a unified global agenda for wind energy."

On his new role as Vice-Chair of GWEC, Tanti said: “It is a privilege and an honour to be elected as Vice-Chair of GWEC at such a critical time for renewables. I am grateful for the trust that the board has demonstrated in me. I look forward to driving the agenda of tripling renewable energy to meet global energy transition goals."

GWEC CEO Ben Backwell said: "We are delighted to welcome Mr. Tanti to the role of Vice-Chair and look forward to benefiting from his leadership and insight. Suzlon and the Tanti family are true wind-pioneers and bring invaluable experience to GWEC. Alongside our Chair Jonathan Cole, and Associations Vice-Chair Elbia Gannoum, GWEC has a strong leadership group from across the world who can help drive the international collaboration between industry and policy makers which will deliver the rapid deployment of wind energy that is so crucial to the tripling target agreed at COP28."