CNN International announces that Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL), India's largest wind turbine manufacturer and the world's fifth largest turbine supplier, is now the global/ world-wide sponsor for CNN's innovative capsule on environment preservation, Eco Solutions. Having experienced great merit and synergies after sponsoring Eco Solutions for over a year on CNN International, Suzlon has expanded its sponsorship to include CNN domestic network in the US and has entered into a long-term commitment that is effective till 2011. The sponsorship encompasses Eco Solutions' weekly on-air segments and vignettes across CNN International's global network, reaching more than 249 million households and hotel rooms in over 200 countries and territories worldwide and 97 million households through CNN's domestic network in the US. The deal also covers presence at CNN's interactive platform on the website, www.cnn.com/ecosolutions.

Eco Solutions is a special segment on CNN that addresses the most vital issues facing mankind today. It is a weekly snapshot dedicated to finding solutions to preserve our planet's natural resources for the future generations.

William Hsu, Vice President, News Advertising Sales for the Asia Pacific, CNN International comments, "We are delighted with the success of this campaign that delivered optimal value for our partner. With Suzlon extending and expanding this multi-platform sponsorship we keenly look forward to our continual delivery of powerful advertising campaigns with an initiative that is reflective of CNN's commitment towards reporting on the environment, the problems it faces, and the use of technology in addressing these problems in a way that is practical as well as sustainable," he added.

Vivek Kher, Head of Corporate Communication, Suzlon Energy Ltd said, "We at Suzlon, have been working to build Brand Suzlon to stand for sustainable living today for a greener, prosperous tomorrow. Suzlon's wind turbine generators, offer solutions that live up to those brand values just as the solutions CNN's Eco Solutions depicts each week."

"We are extremely happy with our association with CNN's Eco Solutions for the considerable value that it brings to our brand. We have even extended this association internally by promoting Eco-Solutions with our nearly 15,000 strong employee base by educating them through a mailer every week summarising CNN's special segment and in practice as well. The sponsorship is now key to Suzlon's strategic commitment to powering a greener tomorrow," he added.

Eco Solutions is a CNN initiative that takes viewers around the world to meet people who are putting into practice solutions to the challenges humans are posing to the environment. The weekly snapshot focuses on innovators and their breakthroughs that benefit the environment; having long-term effects. The content featured stories from different parts of the world and looked at opportunities from the environment as well as practical solutions to problems.

The segment features scientists, engineers or corporate leaders who are embracing the environment and vice-versa the environmentalists who are embracing technology. Eco-Solutions encapsulates how business is giving back to the nature in order to preserve it, to enrich it, and perhaps even to reverse the ill-effects industrial revolution has caused it. Eco Solutions is a proactive and progressive stance where CNN International looks for solutions and solution providers.

CNN is the world's leading global 24-hour news network and one of the world's most respected and trusted sources for news and information. The CNN brand is available to two billion people via 18 CNN branded TV, internet and mobile services produced by CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System Inc and a Time Warner company. CNN International is the international directorate of CNN Worldwide and distributes news via 14 services in seven different languages. CNN International can be seen in more than 249 million households and hotel rooms in over 200 countries and territories worldwide, including more than 36 million across the Asia Pacific region and online at www.cnn.com/international

Suzlon Energy Limited is one of the leading players in the wind energy industry. The company has come to the fore of the business by strategically focussing on R&D, innovation, an integrated value chain, and entering into emerging and high growth markets to drive sustainable growth. Suzlon ranked as the world's fifth leading wind turbine manufacturer with over 10.5% of global market share in 2007. The company has ranked as the leading manufacturer in the Indian market for nine consecutive years, maintaining over 50% market share. The company currently has a combined manufacturing base of 2,700 MW of annual capacity, and is undertaking an aggressive expansion program to expand its base to 5,700 MW of capacity in FY2008-09. Suzlon has its corporate offices in Pune, India, and the company's global spread reflects in its projects and markets portfolio - extending across Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, and the United States.