Nordex has received a 56MW turbine order for a wind project in Croatia.
The developer and operator, Encro and Adris Grupa, have ordered eight N163/6.X machines for the Visoka wind farm and Nordex will service the hardware for a period of 30 years.
Nordex will deliver and install the turbines near the town of Sinj, to the north-east of Split, beginning in the third and fourth quarter of 2024.
The units from the Delta4000 series will be installed on tubular steel towers with a hub height of 113 metres.
The wind farm is scheduled to go into operation at the end of 2024.
“We are very pleased to get this order and are looking forward to working together with Encro and Adris Grupa in the future. This is a further important step for Nordex in Croatia, and we are proud of our contribution to the energy turnaround in the region,” said Nordex chief sales officer Patxi Landa .
Head of business development wind at Enco Branimir Ivković added: “Thanks to the close collaboration with our partner Adris Grupa we look forward to building upon our first joint PV and Wind investments in Croatia with a combined connected capacity of 122.3MW and an installed capacity of 141.8MW.
“This joint investment will contribute to not only the Croatian but EU energy green transition and economic growth making progress toward its 2023 environmental targets and commitment.”
For Adris Grupa, which operates in the tourism, food and insurance sectors, the Visoka wind farm is its first investment in the energy sector.
Encro has been developing green energy projects in Croatia, with 141MW in operation, 164MW in construction and a pipeline of 1000MW.
Nordex has sold and installed 154 turbines – mainly in the 3MW, 4MW and 5MW class – with a total of 635MW in the country.