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Among wind equipment manufacturers, Suzlon installed the most in 2018-19 with 581 MW, followed by the Denmark headquartered Vestas with 492 MW, while Siemens Gamesa put up 261 MW, according to multiple sources close to the development. India installed a modest 1544 MW of wind energy capacity in 2018-19, which was even lower than the 1739 MW commissioned the previous year, and way below the 5400 MW installed in 2016-17. In 2017-18 too, Suzlon was the leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in India, installing 626 MW, with Siemens Gamesa in second place with 552 MW, and Vestas with 181 MW in third.