Vestas receives large order for V90-3.0 MW turbines for Turkey

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Copenhagen Stock Exchange                                                       
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Randers, 13 March 2007                                                         
Stock exchange announcement No. 5/2007                                         
                                                              

Vestas receives large order for V90-3.0 MW turbines for Turkey                  

Vestas has received a 90 MW order for 30 units of the V90-3.0 MW turbine for the
Samli project in Turkey. The order comprises supply and installation, as well as
a two-year service and maintenance contract. The wind power plant will be       
installed in the area of Balikesir close to Bandirma.                           

The order has been placed by BAKI Elektrik Üretim Ltd., a company belonging to  
Aksa Enerji. Aksa Enerji is fully owned by KAZANCI Holding, which is a leading  
Turkish Group within manufacturing of machinery and equipment for electricity   
generation.                                                                     

This is the third order which Aksa Enerji has placed with Vestas within recent  
years. Vestas has already installed 10.8 MW at the Karakurt site in the Izmir   
region, and the Sabenova project consisting of 15 units of the V80-2.0 MW       
turbines will be installed during the first half of 2007.                       

"Turkey is a fast growing energy market, and a strong dependency on external    
energy sources (70 per cent) is forcing Turkey to focus on new energy sources   
such as wind,” says Ebbe Funk, President of Vestas Mediterranean A/S. “At the   
same time,” he continues: “Turkey has a huge unexploited wind potential and we  
believe that wind energy could play a significant role in differentiating the   
energy mix and meeting the growing electricity demand in Turkey. This contract  
represents the largest wind power project in Turkey, and it clearly demonstrates
Vestas' undeniable commitment to this market.”                                  

“Furthermore, we are very pleased to have signed yet another contract with Aksa 
Enerji, which proves their loyalty towards Vestas and our products. During the  
negotiation phase, we have also had an excellent cooperation with EKF, The      
Danish Export Credit Agency, who has helped facilitate a financing concept for  
the project,” Ebbe Funk concludes.                                              
                                                                                
Delivery of the turbines will begin during the summer of 2007, and commissioning
is expected to take place in the spring of 2008. The wind power plant, which    
will have an annual estimated power production of 256 GWh will spare the        
environment from approx 140,000 tons of CO2 per year.                           
                                                               
The above order does not affect the Vestas Group's expectations for 2007 cf.    
Stock exchange announcement No 4/2007 of 9 February 2007.                       

Any questions may be addressed to Ebbe Funk, President of Vestas Mediterranean  
A/S, telephone +34 93 241 9800 or to Peter Wenzel Kruse, Vice President of      
Communication & IR at Vestas Wind Systems A/S, telephone +45 9730 0000.         

Yours sincerely                                                                 
Vestas Wind Systems A/S                                                         


Ditlev Engel                                                                    
President and CEO

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