A consortium headed by the Portuguese Energy Company Galp Energia, has submitted its bid by the holding company Ventinveste that was founded for this purpose in the mean time for a government call to tender to supply a total of 1,500MW of wind power.
The consortium consists of GALP, Grupo Enersis, Martifer, REpower Portugal and REpower Systems AG as well as of EFACEC, a manufacturer of electric components. The total capacity of the tender for 1,500 megawatts will be divided into lots of approx. 800 to 1,000 megawatts and approx. 400 to 500 megawatts. The decision for the dedication of the tender has been officially announced for July 2006. The timeframe for implementation shall be five years and it shall begin from 2008. In case the consortium should be awarded the tender, REpower considers to set up local blade manufactory and production facilities in Portugal.
