Danish wind energy company Vestas has received orders for turbines with a combined capacity of 42MW from Vapat subsidiary CyL Energia Eolica.
The modules will be used in the Zarzuela wind project in Burgos, north Spain, and the order includes installation and commissioning of the 22 units as well as related software and a 12-year service agreement. Delivery is expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2011 with the site scheduled to become operational in the second quarter next year.
Miguel Picardo, general manager of Vestas Iberia, said, 'It is very positive for the Spanish wind industry that companies continue supporting the development of wind even when the market is still lacking certainty and long-term visibility. This is the reason why companies developing large wind projects, such as Vapat, choose to work together with strong and reliable technological partners who are able to provide business case certainty. We are pleased that once again Vapet has selected Vestas as their preferred turbine and service supplier for this important wind investment in Spain.'
Juan Araluce, president of Vestas Mediterranean, added, 'This order directly supports Vestas' vision 'Wind, Oil and Gas', and we look forward to continuing working together with Vapat on these projects. Wind energy covers today the electricity needs of ten million households in Spain and employs more than 35,000 professionals. As the pioneering wind technology company solely committed to wind, we believe that these figures can be much higher, provided that the right decisions are made to facilitate the accomplishment of the Spanish renewable energy targets for 2020 and that the market offers the necessary regulatory certainty for wind investments to continue taking place.'
Earlier this month Vestas announced it will implement a plan to reduce fixed costs by more than €150m annually by the end of 2012. It said the strategy will include making redundancies and will release further details of this in February next year.