Spanish project developer Acciona Energia has placed a turbine order with the Nordex Group totalling 131MW in Peru.
Nordex will supply 23 N163/5.X turbines from the Delta4000 series for the San Juan de Marcona wind farm.
The project is the first order from Peru for this type of turbine with a rotor diameter of 163 metres and a flexible rated output in the 5MW class.
Acciona Energia is taking charge of transport and installation.
Commissioning of the turbines on tubular steel towers with a hub height of 148 metres is to be undertaken by the end of 2023.
The project will be built near San Juan de Marcona, the capital of the Marcona District of Nazca Province, which is located in the Ica region in the south-west of Peru.
Average wind speeds in excess of 9 m/s at the site near to the Pacific coast ensure that the 131MW wind farm will produce a large amount of electricity, Nordex said.
For Nordex this is the third order from Peru.
The first wind farm in the country with 132MW was completed by Nordex in 2018.
Another 177MW wind farm is currently under construction.