“Effectively, Gamesa is not taking part in this process,” said a company spokesman.

Press reports have said that Gamesa and Denmark’s Vestas were head to head in a race to buy Suzlon’s 61% stake in London listed Hansen, which is valued at around $1bn.

A spokesman for Vestas said that the company would not comment on market rumours and speculation.

Suzlon has put its Hansen stake on the market in a move to reduce its debt, which has recently seen the company’s credit rating downgraded by analysts.

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