Vestas to deliver 45 unit turbines to Mexican wind energy projects

Vestas has received a 148.5MW order consisting of 45 of its V117-3.3 MW wind turbines from Special Purchase Vehicles Eólica Tres Mesas and Eólica Tres Mesas 2 in Mexico.

Under the contract, Vestas will be responsible for supply, installation and commissioning of the wind turbines as well as provide a 10-year full-scope Vestas Active Output Management (AOM 5000) service.

The company will deliver the V117-3.3 MW wind turbines during the first quarter of 2016.

V117-3.3 MW wind turbine is based on company’s 3 MW platform, which is designed for improving energy production on medium wind-sites.

Tres Mesas wind power plant presently has annual production of 520,000 MWh and can cut down approximately 237,000 tons of CO2 emission in Mexico.

In 2013, Vestas installed a 54 MW El Porvenir wind farm, which was the Tamaulipas state’s first wind firm, and with the new installation, is expected to become one of the largest wind farms in Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Vestas has signed loan agreements with Overseas Private Investment Corporation, North American Development Bank, and US Government’s Development Finance Institution to finance the projects.

Vestas Mediterranean president Marco Graziano said: "With the completion of the Tres Mesas project, Mexico will have taken another step in promoting renewable energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the country.

"We are pleased to contribute with our wind technologies and expertise to help our partners carry out this ambitious project".