Siemens Gamesa has signed a 10-year contract with Aela Energia to manage end-to-end operations and maintenance for the latter’s Senvion turbines in Chile.
The full-scope service deal covers 50 Senvion machines at the 170MW Sarco project and 43 at the 129MW Aurora development.
Sarco is located in the municipality of Freirina in the Atacama region, while Aurora is in the municipality of Llanquihue in Los Lagos.
Siemens Gamesa will provide remote monitoring, supply chain access and specialty tooling, design and engineering support and software updates.
The contract is Siemens Gamesa’s first to service Senvion turbines in the Latin American market and adds a total of 299MW to the former’s service portfolio.
It is Siemens Gamesa’s 10th major Senvion service agreement that it has closed this year.
The company has signed service agreements for Senvion fleets in North America, Australia, Europe and now Latin America, bringing the global total to approximately 1.5GW outside of the original Senvion service acquisition scope.
In January 2020, Siemens Gamesa acquired Senvion’s European service assets and intellectual property.
Siemens Gamesa Service chief executive Americas David Hickey said: “We are honoured to have been selected as the trusted service partner by Aela Energia.
“SGRE provides optimal performance and returns for our customers’ assets due to our ownership of Senvion’s intellectual property rights and a market leading position in Chile.”
Aela Energia is an independent power producer of non-conventional renewable energy, with presence in the country since 2013 with a 332MW wind portfolio distributed throughout Chile.
It is a joint venture between Actis (60%), a global fund aimed at investing in developing countries, and Mainstream Renewable Power (40%).
Aela Energia chief executive Jose Luis Munoz said: “2020 has been a very important year for Aela because we reached the full operational phase of two of our wind projects, Sarco and Aurora, positioning ourselves as one of the largest independent producers of renewable energy in Chile.
“Siemens Gamesa is a key partner to help us achieve operational excellence and continuous improvement with our assets.”