Gamesa has signed an agreement under which it will supply 128 MW of its turbines to a wind farm complex being developed by Gestamp Wind, the wind energy subsidiary of Gestamp Renewables, in Lagoa Nova in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.
The development encompasses five wind farms: Santana I (20MW), Santana II and III (30MW per wind farm), Lanchinha (28MW) and Pelado (20MW). The scope of the agreement includes the manufacturing, supply, transport, installation and commissioning of 64 G97 wind turbines, each with unit capacity of 2.0MW, as well as the foundations civil works. The wind turbines are scheduled for delivery over the course of next year, while the facility is expected to be commissioned at the end of 2014. Gamesa will also maintain the facility’s services for 10 years. In the past week Gamesa and Gestamp Wind have also entered into another agreement under which the former will supply the latter 10MW in Turkey. The company will install and commission five G90-2.0MW turbines at the Adares wind farm, which Gestamp is developing in a joint venture with Faik Celik in Selçuk, in the province of Izmir.
