REpower Systems AG: AREVA and SUZLON to cooperate

Hamburg - The French AREVA Group announced yesterday that it does not intend to take any further steps in the takeover battle for REpower Systems AG.

AREVA will retain its stake in REpower for the time being and continue to support the company. In addition, AREVA will become SUZLON’s preferred provider for current distribution and transmission.

In the past, REpower had already made it clear that both providers are suitable strategic partners for an accelerated growth in the internationally heavy growing wind energy industry. As a result of this agreement between AREVA and SUZLON, REpower could now benefit from cooperation with both bidders.

The CEO of REpower Systems AG, Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt, explains: “In the short term, we intend to define a joint strategy with SUZLON to realise synergies which result from the use of the component capacities of the SUZLON group in combination with REpower’s outstanding technology.”


About REpower:

REpower Systems AG is one of the leading manufacturers of onshore and offshore wind turbines. The international engineering company develops, produces and sells wind turbines with outputs ranging from 1.5 to 5 megawatts and rotor diameters of 70 to 126 metres for almost all locations. It also provides a comprehensive service and maintenance range. The high performance, reliable turbines are designed at the REpower development centre in Rendsburg and produced at the sites in Husum (North Frisia) and Trampe (Brandenburg).
Listed on the stock exchange since March 2002 and with around 940 employees worldwide, the Hamburg-based company relies on its experience in the production and installation of more than 1,500 wind turbines worldwide. REpower is represented in European markets such as France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal and Spain and in the international markets of Japan, China and Australia through its sales partners, subsidiaries and investments.


Hamburg, 25 May 2007

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