ENGIE closes
agreement with VESTAS to implement largest wind project in Latin America
The firm order
includes the initial supply, installation, operation and maintenance of 120
V150 – 4.5 MW turbines for the 540 MW first phase of Serra de Assuruá. In
addition to phase 1, the contract includes the option for ENGIE to purchase
another 68 units by the end of 2022 for phase two of the wind park. Vestas will
also deliver a 25 year active output management 5000 (AOM 5000) service
agreement. This agreement will optimise energy production while also providing
long-term business case certainty.
Source: Energy
Global
Engie Brasil
Energia SA has signed an agreement with Vestas for the Serra de Assuruá wind
park in the state of Bahia, in the municipality of Gentio do Ouro, Brazil. The
project has a total nameplate capacity of 846 MW once fully installed, making
it the largest wind project in Latin America.
The firm order
includes the initial supply, installation, operation and maintenance of 120
V150 – 4.5 MW turbines for the 540 MW first phase of Serra de Assuruá. In
addition to phase 1, the contract includes the option for ENGIE to purchase
another 68 units by the end of 2022 for phase two of the wind park. Vestas will
also deliver a 25 year active output management 5000 (AOM 5000) service
agreement. This agreement will optimise energy production while also providing
long-term business case certainty.
“Vestas is
pleased to work in partnership with ENGIE Brasil Energia and reinforce both
companies' interest in accelerating the energy transition in the country. We
will continue to play an active role in the development of Brazil's renewable
energy system with the continued collaboration and trust of our partners and
through high-impact projects such as Serra de Assuruá,” said Eduardo Ricotta,
President of Vestas Latin America.
The delivery
and commercial operation of Serra do Assuruá is estimated to start gradually
from 2H24.
With this
project, Vestas surpasses the milestone of 8 GW of order intake in Brazil for 4
MW platform wind turbines since 2018, consolidating it as the best-selling wind
turbine platform of all time in Brazil. Since the platform was introduced in
2010, Vestas has installed more than 59 GW of 4 MW platform wind turbines
across the world.