Vestas receives large order in Sweden
Company announcement from
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Randers, 1 April 2008
Company announcement No. 18/2008
Vestas receives large order in Sweden
Vestas has received an order for a total of 95.4 MW for Sweden. The order for
the Havsnäs project consists of 45 units of the V90-2.0 MW turbine and three
units of the V90-1.8 MW wind turbine. The contract includes supply,
installation, commissioning, a VestasOnlineTM Business SCADA solution as well as
a five-year service contract.
The order has been placed by RES Skandinavien AB, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Renewable Energy Systems Limited (RES), which is a leading international wind
farm developer, contractor and owner. The owners of the project will be
HgCapital - a British investor in renewable energy - and RES Skandinavien AB.
“We are very pleased with the order from RES Skandinavien AB, and we look
forward to working together with RES in continuing strengthening our position in
the growing Swedish market,” says Klaus Steen Mortensen, President of Vestas
Northern Europe AB.
The Havsnäs project will be located in the community of Strömsund in the
Jämtland region in Sweden. The Havsnäs project is the largest onshore project
ever contracted in Sweden and the project is strategically important for the
development of the Swedish wind energy market.
Delivery of the wind turbines is scheduled for the summer of 2009, and
commissioning is expected during the winter of 2009/2010.
Mike O'Neill, Commercial Director of RES, commented: “We are pleased to have
selected Vestas for supply of the turbines for what will be Sweden's largest
onshore wind farm and a significant project for the RES Group. This continues
the strong relationship we have established with Vestas on our projects in
Sweden and around the world, and we look forward to the start of construction.”
The above order does not affect Vestas' expectations for 2008, cf. Company
announcement No. 13/2008 of 27 February 2008.
Any questions may be addressed to Mr Klaus Steen Mortensen, President of Vestas
Northern Europe A/S, telephone: +46 40 376 700, or to Peter Wenzel Kruse, Senior
Vice President of Group Communications at Vestas Wind Systems A/S, telephone +45
9730 0000.
Yours sincerely
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Ditlev Engel
President and CEO
