Vestas secures 103 MW addition to EPC project with Mercury to complete New Zealand’s largest wind farm
News release from Vestas Asia PacificSingapore, 14 November 2019Vestas has signed a 103 MW engineering, procurement and construction contract with New Zealand-based electricity generator and retailer Mercury. The deal will extend Mercury’s Turitea Wind Farm from 119 MW to 222 MW, improving the cost of energy and making Mercury’s first wind project the largest wind park in New Zealand. Situated near Palmerston North, the wind farm will now feature a further 27 Vestas V112-3.45 MW turbines delivered in 3.8 MW Power Optimised Mode, alongside the initial 33 Vestas V112-3.35 MW turbines