EDF Renewables North America will provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services for three wind farms in Texas, US.
The multi-year agreement for the assets, totalling 1030MW, is with Phoenix Wind Repower, a portfolio investment of a fund managed by Ares Management Corporation’s Infrastructure and Power strategy.
The 225MW Trinity Hills, 145MW Sherbino Mesa II and 60MW Silver Star projects operate with Clipper C96-2.5 machines and will be repowered with Vestas V110-2.2 models by 2020.
Under the terms of the agreement, EDF Renewables will provide asset management, balance of plant management, remote monitoring, and North American Electric Reliability Corporation compliance services for the wind projects.
The contract takes EDF Renewables’ asset optimisation portfolio to over 2300MW in Texas, encompassing 15 projects and six turbine manufacturers.
EDF Renewables vice president for O&M business development, renewables asset optimisation, Dalen Copeland said: “We appreciate the opportunity to be trusted to help the three Texas wind projects deliver the highest value.
“This agreement demonstrates how we keep project owner’s success in mind by leveraging deep experience and a flexible suite of services into smarter decisions and increased performance.”