Nordex has received a turbine order for a 90MW wind project in Brazil.
The agreement, with new customer Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL), is for the supply and construction of 26 AW132/3465 turbines plus a 20-year servicing contract.
The Jandaira Copel wind farm will be completed in 2022.
The project is located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, near the city of Jandaira in eastern Brazil.
Nordex will manufacture the 26 turbines at its factory in Simoes Filho and will also source rotor blades locally.
The turbines will be built on 120 metre-high concrete towers produced at Nordex’s local fabrication plant in Areia Branca, not far from the project site.
COPEL is a public utility in Brazil involved in generation, transmission, distribution and trading of electricity.
The company is one of the largest electric power companies in the country, serving 4.6 million customers units in 395 municipalities and 1113 localities.
COPEL owns 46 power generation plants, including 25 wind farms and 20 hydroelectric plants.
Power plants the utility owns, operates and has shares in totals 6298MW of capacity.