GE Renewable Energy has secured an order for its Cypress onshore turbines totalling about 150MW from Rio Energy in Brazil.
The order is for 30 machines operating in the 4.8MW to 5.1MW range to extend the Serra da Babilonia wind farm located near the municipalities of Morro do Chapeu, Ourolandia and Varzea Nova in the state of Bahia.
It also includes a 10-year operations and maintenance agreement for all the equipment supplied by GE, with the potential to extend to 20 years.
GE said the turbines will be the first Cypress units manufactured and delivered in Brazil, and are expected to be installed in the last quarter of 2020.
Assembly will take place at GE’s facility in Camaçari, while the blades will be produced by LM Wind Power in the Port of Suape.
GE Renewable Energy chief executive for onshore wind in the Americas Vikas Anand said: “We are delighted that Rio Energy has selected GE’s Cypress platform for the Serra da Babilonia wind farm in Brazil.
“Rio Energy has been key to supporting Brazil’s renewable energy goals, and we are proud to work with them to help provide renewable, sustainable energy across the region.”
Rio Energy chief executive Marcos Meireles said: “We are very excited to install the first GE’s Cypress wind turbines in Brazil.
“This agreement reinforces our commitment to help grow Brazil’s installed base, by investing not only in adding new turbines, but also introducing a new technology to advance onshore wind in Brazil.”
Serra da Babilonia currently has 223.25MW of installed capacity.