Siemens Gamesa has secured a 150MW turbine order in Spain from Elawan Energy for one of the largest wind farm clusters in the country.
Siemens Gamesa will supply 30 SG 5.0-145 turbines for a wind complex in Albacete, central Spain.
The contract includes a long-term service agreement for 20 years.
The wind complex is formed by three wind farms in the same area, Fuente Alamo, Frontones and Derramador, each 50MW in capacity.
They are scheduled to be commissioned in mid-2022.
Siemens Gamesa onshore unit chief executive Lars Bondo Krogsgaard said: “The agreement reached with Elawan to build one of our largest wind farm clusters in Spain reflects our contribution and commitment to the growth of the wind energy sector in the country, where we are market leaders, with 53% of market share.
“This large project will also bolster activity at our various plants in Spain and for our Spanish suppliers.”
Siemens Gamesa currently has around 15GW installed across Spain, representing 53% of the total installed capacity in the country, which, according to the latest available data from the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE), reached 27.5GW in 2020.
The 30 nacelles will be assembled at Siemens Gamesa’s plant in Agreda (Soria), the gearboxes will be produced at the plants in Asteasu (Guipuzcoa), Lerma (Burgos) and the city of Burgos, and the electrical components will be produced at the factories in Reinosa (Cantabria), San Fernando de Henares (Madrid) and Benisano (Valencia).