Vestas’ total order intake for 2017 passes 10 GW with 29 MW order of 80 percent PTC qualifying turbine components in the U.S.
Vestas has received an order for 29 MW of 4 MW compatible turbine components that qualify for 80 percent of the PTC value under the bipartisan PATH act that Congress passed in 2015. The PTC qualifying components enable future wind energy projects to be realised. With the order, Vestas’ total order intake for 2017 reaches 10,022 MW based on announced orders in all four quarters of 2017 as well as unannounced orders in the first three quarters of 2017. Unannounced MW of orders received in the fourth quarter of 2017 will be disclosed in the annual report in February 2018. Following last