Siemens Gamesa has signed its first contract with Ascent Power for a 26MW onshore wind farm in Greece.
The agreement to supply five SG 5.0-145 turbines is the first deal made by Siemens Gamesa in Greece with this model.
The turbine offers an extended nominal power of 5.2MW, the most powerful Siemens Gamesa turbine in the country, the company said.
The wind farm, called Vouno and located in Sterea Ellada, is scheduled to be commissioned at the end of 2022.
The contract also includes a full scope service agreement for 22 years.
The project will supply electricity to more than 22,000 households and will help to avoid the emission of nearly 70,000 tonnes of CO2 a year.
With this agreement, Siemens Gamesa reaches a total of 917MW installed or under construction in Greece.
The service fleet will account now for 614MW in the country.
The installation of the Vouno project will offer different challenges, like the use of blade lifters for transportation, a technology that Siemens Gamesa has already used in Greece and other countries.
Siemens Gamesa in Greece Spyros Rozis said: “We are delighted to have reached this first agreement with Ascent Power, the first of many to come in Greece, and to install for the first time in Greece this very specific model, the most powerful Siemens Gamesa turbine in the country, with an extended nominal power of 5.2MW, showing once more our capacity of adapt to the specific requirements of our customers.”
Ascent Power chief executive Loukas Lazarakis said: “This is an exciting milestone for Ascent Power and we are very pleased to have agreed with Siemens Gamesa for suppling WTGs and O&M services for the Vouno project.
“We are looking forward to a successful project and shall remain committed to a long-term partnership which will contribute to the efforts of Greece in achieving the ambitious energy and climate targets for 2030.”