Engie Brasil Energia has signed an agreement with Vestas to supply turbines for the Serra de Assurua wind park in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
The project has a total nameplate capacity of 846MW once fully installed, making it the largest wind project in Latin America.
The order includes the initial supply, installation, operation and maintenance of 120 V150-4.5 MW turbines for the 540MW first phase of Serra de Assurua.
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.
The delivery and commercial operation of Serra do Assurua is estimated to start gradually from the second half of 2024.
With this project, Vestas surpasses the 8GW milestone of order intake in Brazil for 4MW 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 59GW of 4MW platform wind turbines across the world.
“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 Assurua,” said president of Vestas Latin America Eduardo Ricotta.