Under the supply agreement, Vestas will be supplying E.G.P. with 33 V112-3.0 MW wind turbines that have a combined capacity of 99 MW.
Vestas has received a 99 megawatt order from Italian renewable energy corporation Enel Green Power for a wind project in Chile.
Under the supply agreement, Vestas will be supplying E.G.P. with 33 V112-3.0 MW wind turbines that have a combined capacity of 99 MW. The wind turbines are for the “Taltal” project, which will be located in Taltal, in the Antofagasta region in Chile.
In addition to supplying the wind turbines, Vestas will also install and commission the turbines, provide the wind turbine manufacturer’s monitoring system Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, and a two-year service and maintenance agreement.
“The order for the Taltal project in Chile is the second one we have signed with E.G.P. within a few months, as part of our global supply agreement signed in 2010,” said Juan Araluce, executive vice president, chief security officer, Vestas Wind Systems A/S.
The global supply agreement that Vestas and E.G.P. signed back in 2010 is for the delivery of 400 MW, with an option for an additional 1,000 MW, in the period of 2011 to 2014.
“Lately we have been witnessing steady growth and momentum in investments in clean wind energy resources in emerging wind markets. We are glad to support this process with our experience in this important market segment together with our customers,” Mr. Araluce explained.
Vestas has been operating in Latin America for the past two decades now, and established an officer in Chile back in July 2010. As of December 2012, Vestas has delivered over 918 MW to the Latin American region, 14 percent of which was allocated to the Chilean market, representing approximately 40 percent of the country’s wind installed base. – EcoSeed Staff
