Vestas is to supply turbines with a combined capacity of 101MW for Echoenergia’s Serra do Mel wind farm in Brazil.
The Danish manufacturer will deliver 24 V150-4.2MW machines with 73.7-metre blades starting in the first quarter of 2020. Commissioning is expected by the end of the second quarter of the same year.
Vestas added that it plans to build the turbines locally under the Brazilian Development Bank Finame 2 rules, which will “entail new investments in the country”.
It added that the expansion of Vestas’ manufacturing capabilities in the country will provide customers with “access to the company’s latest wind technology and better access to financing”.
Serra do Mel is located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.
Echoenergia president Edgard Corrochano said: “The partnership with Vestas reflects our operational efficiency and makes our objective evident to the market: we want to be the largest and most efficient wind energy company in the country. We will have the largest and most powerful wind turbines with V150-4.2MW.”
Vestas managing director for Brazil and Southern LatAm Rogerio Zampronha said: “With this new deal, Vestas brings its newest turbine to Brazil, breaking the 4MW barrier and we believe its arrival will take Vestas’ influence and competitiveness to another level.
“We are very proud of our alliance with Echoenergia, a fast-growing energy company that counts on our professional and outstanding team.”