Danish wind giant Vestas has received an order for turbines with a combined capacity of 202MW from E.ON Climate & Renewables North America. The project name and location has not yet been disclosed but the order is for 112 turbines each with a 1.8MW capacity.
The contract includes delivery and commissioning along with a five-year contract for service and maintenance work after the facility has been completed. Delivery is expected in the first half of 2012 with the plant expected to be operational by the middle of next year.
Martha Wyrsch, president of Vestas-American Wind Technology, said, 'We are excited to again work with one of the leading wind-power operators in the world to move this project forward. E.ON chose a turbine that is specifically designed to capture the lower wind speeds of this area.'
Vestas' wind business has been busy recently receiving orders totaling 92MW in Spain, 46.8MW in India and 92MW in the Asia Pacific region, all in the past couple of weeks. The company has also opened a new manufacturing facility and service centre in Brazil.