Siemens Gamesa and Engie have signed a 434MW contract to supply the Siemens Gamesa 5.X onshore platform to the Santo Agostinho wind farm located in the north-east Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil.
The contract is to supply 70 SG 5.8-170 turbines with OptimaFlex technology, enhanced to operate at 6.2 MW. Siemens Gamesa will locally produce the turbines at its plant in Camacari in the state of Bahia. The energy produced at the wind farm will be sold through a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).