Vestas secures 74 MW wind turbines order in Sardinia from EDF Energies Nouvelles

(16/04/2009)

Vestas has received an order from EDF Energies Nouvelles for delivery of 37 x V90-2.0 MW wind turbines for Sardinia, Italy. The contract includes supply, installation and commissioning of the turbines and a five-year service agreement. The wind turbines will be delivered to a project in the municipality of Bonorva in Sardinia during 2009 and 2010.

At the end of 2008, EDF Energies Nouvelles had an installed capacity of 1,171 MW in the Mediterranean countries (France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Turkey), and almost half of this capacity comes from Vestas turbines.

This new order is the result of a close collaboration between EDF Energies Nouvelles and Vestas’ global key account team in France handling most of EDF Energies Nouvelles’ projects in Europe.

“We are very pleased with this new contract signed with EDF Energies Nouvelles for the Italian market. The project confirms our excellent relationship with EDF Energies Nouvelles. It shows the positive development of the wind energy market in Italy and proves our positive expectations for this market,” says Juan Araluce, President of Vestas Mediterranean.

“We are very satisfied with our collaboration with EDF Energies Nouvelles. Through our global key account set-up, we are able to maintain a closer dialogue with EDF Energies Nouvelles with the aim of better supporting the development of all their wind projects across the countries. We firmly believe that the establishment of our new Vestas office in La Défense in Paris will support the development of an even closer relationship with EDF Energies Nouvelles going forward,” concludes Juan Araluce.

“We have built a strong collaboration with Vestas over the years and this is the third project we conduct in Sardinia with their support,” says Jean-Philippe Salomé, Vice President for Engineering at EDF Energies Nouvelles. “The great capacity to act which Vestas demonstrated in meeting our request is a key factor of our success in this project. Furthermore, we believe in a positive wind energy development in Sardinia.”

With a total installed capacity of 74 MW, the wind power plant will annually save the environment from approximately 48,500 tons of CO2 emissions and will cover the yearly electricity consumption of almost 50,000 Italian households.

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