Siemens Gamesa and renewable energy developer Capital Energy have signed a new agreement for the installation of a 52MW wind project in the south east of Spain.
The wind farm in the province of Albacete will be equipped with 10 SG 5.0-145 wind turbines, which will operate at a nominal capacity of 5.2MW, a model well-suited for sites with medium-level wind speeds.
The La Herrada wind power plant, the second to be signed by Siemens Gamesa and Capital Energy, is scheduled to be commissioned in the first half of 2024.
The agreement also includes the maintenance of the wind turbines for a period of 20 years.
Chief executive of Siemens Gamesa’s Southern European, African and Latin American operations Paulo Soares said: “This second contract with Capital Energy reinforces our special relationship with one of the most active and fastest-growing players in the wind industry in Spain.
“We are very pleased to work together with them to support Spain’s energy transition, a market with very ambitious renewable energy targets where we are leaders with more than a 50% market share.”
Capital Energy chief executive Juan José Sánchez added: “It is a great satisfaction for us to be able to seal such an important contract with one of the most important wind turbine suppliers in the world.
“This new agreement with Siemens Gamesa, which I am sure is a prelude to many others to come, represents a new milestone in the fulfillment of our business plan, with which we continue to promote a green and fair energy transition.”
The energy that this wind power plant will produce will help to avoid the emission of 140,000 metric tons of CO2 a year, the equivalent to the emissions of around 80,000 vehicles.
To achieve these CO2 savings, 2.2 million trees would need to be planted.
In addition, it will provide enough electricity to power 41,000 households.
The 10 nacelles of these wind turbines will be assembled at the Ágreda plant in Spain, and the gearboxes and the electrical components will be produced at several other Siemens Gamesa factories also located in Spain.
Siemens Gamesa has nearly 15GW of installed wind energy across Spain, representing 53% of the total installed capacity in the country.