Vestas has been awarded a service agreement by Nexif Energy for the maintenance of the 126MW first stage of the 212MW Lincoln Gap wind farm in South Australia.
The Danish manufacturer will deliver long-term, full scope active output management for the project’s 35 Senvion M140 3.6MW turbines.
Work will start immediately covering an also include scheduled maintenance of the substation, all high voltage equipment and the facility roads.
Nexif Energy founder and co-chief executive Matthew Bartley said: “Nexif Energy is pleased to appoint Vestas as its long-term maintenance services provider for the stage one Senvion turbines at our Lincoln Gap wind farm.
“Following Senvion’s insolvency, Nexif Energy stepped in to oversee completion of construction, and with stage one now operating, and maintenance and performance in the hands of a leading industry services provider – Vestas, Nexif Energy is well positioned to complete stage two and move forward with implementation of our expansion plans.”
The Lincoln Gap agreement is an addition to Vestas’ existing portfolio of 107MW Senvion turbines in Australia under long-term, full-scope service agreements.
Vestas said it is now servicing over 230MW of Senvion turbines in Australia.
Vestas Asia Pacific president Clive Turton said: “Multibrand service deals like Lincoln Gap demonstrate how Vestas can leverage our market experience, broad service solutions capability and extensive supply chain to provide value for our customers throughout the wind farm lifecycle – whether that is for service on Vestas turbines or third party machines.”