Nordex has received 150MW of turbine orders for two wind farm extension projects in Turkey.
Eksim Yatirim Holding placed the orders for the extensions of the Geyve and Silivri wind farms.
Nordex is to supply a total of 22 of the N163/6.X turbines for the extensions and will also service the turbines for a period of 10 years.
In the province of Sakarya near to the Black Sea the Geyve wind farm has a capacity of 50MW which is being extended by a further 98MW using 14 N163/6.X turbines.
The Silivri wind farm in the province of Istanbul in Turkey’s Marmara region has a capacity of 63MW, which is being increased to 115MW, with the addition of eight turbines in the 6.X MW class.
At the end of 2023 the N163/6.X-turbines at the Geyve wind farm and in 2024 those at the Silivri wind farm will feed clean electricity into the Turkish grid.
In order to ensure a high level of availability for the turbines in the Geyve wind farm at low temperatures as well, Nordex will be fitting the rotor blades with its anti-icing system.
“The Nordex Group has been working closely together with Eksim for years and the fact that they have again opted for our technology for their wind farms shows that they continue to have confidence in our long-standing partnership,” said Patxi Landa, CSO of Nordex.
“By enlarging the wind farms we are rapidly further advancing the expansion of wind energy in Türkiye and strengthening our leading position in the market, with 3.5 GW installed capacity in the country,” he added.
Eksim Yatirim Holding has been active in the wind energy business since early 2000 and operates eight wind farms in Turkey with a total output of 464MW.
All wind farms are equipped exclusively with Nordex turbines.