Iberdrola and Vestas have signed turbine supply and maintenance contracts for the 476MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm off Germany.
The contract, which firms up an earlier preferred supplier agreement, is for the supply of 50 V174-9.5MW units for the project being developed off the island of Rugen, in German waters of the Baltic Sea.
Both parties have also signed a contract for service and maintenance of the new turbines.
Turbine installation is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2024.
Baltic Eagle, located 75km off the coast, will be connected to Lubmin substation through two new high voltage cables to be laid by 50Hertz.
Together with Wikinger, it will give rise to the largest offshore wind complex in the Baltic Sea, with over 826MW joint installed capacity and €2.5bn total investment.
Baltic Sea Hub will act as a centre for offshore and onshore services, as well as providing local content for Iberdrola’s projects in the Germany and the Baltic coastal countries.
The complex, which will be operated from the port of Mukran on the island of Rugen, will produce enough energy to meet 45% of the total electricity consumption of the state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.
Iris Stempfle, Iberdrola’s country manager in Germany, said: “There will be synergy effects in our projects, especially through joint maintenance campaigns and the use of the excellent infrastructure in Sassnitz.
“Investment costs are falling due to technical advancements along the entire value chain and the strong know-how of the offshore industry, which has matured over the past few years. Offshore wind energy will be an important component of an economically reasonable energy transition.
“However, we need stable framework conditions to plan and deliver our investments.”
Baltic Eagle will be the largest project Vestas has installed offshore in Germany, once completed in 2024.