Vestas receives order for 36 wind turbines for Spain
Company announcement from Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Randers, 27 December 2007 Company announcement No. 47/2007 Vestas receives order for 36 wind turbines for Spain Vestas has received an order for a total of 36 wind turbines for the Pujalt and the Turo del Magre projects in Catalonia in Spain. The order comprises 26 units of the V90-2.0 MW wind turbine and 10 units of the V90-1.8 MW wind turbine. The order includes supply, installation, commissioning, as well as a five-year service and maintenance agreement. The Pujalt wind power plant will be located in Pujalt (Barcelona), and the Turo del Magre wind power plant will be located between San Guim de Freixenet (Lerida) and Montmaneu (Barcelona). At the customer's request, details about the project ownership cannot be disclosed at this time. The two wind power plants, with a total capacity of 70 MW, will be the first wind power plants to be established by Vestas in Catalonia. The region has a total installed capacity of 225 MW, and a target of 1,000 MW installed by 2010. “We are very pleased with the strong commitment to wind in Spain. As of July 2007, Spain has a total installed wind capacity of 12,800 MW, and a target of 25,155 MW installed by 2010, 35,000 MW by 2020 and 44,000 MW by 2030, including 8,000 MW installed offshore,” says Juan Araluce, President of Vestas Mediterranean A/S, and continues: “The two projects in Catalonia will provide enough electricity to power more than 36,000 households in Spain and save the environment from approximately 97 tons of CO2 per year.” Delivery of the wind turbines is scheduled to start in December 2008 for the Pujalt project and in June 2009 for the Turo del Magre project. Commissioning is expected in July and December 2009, respectively. The above order does not affect Vestas' expectations for 2007 and 2008, cf. Company announcement No. 35/2007 of 6 November 2007. Any questions may be addressed to Juan Araluce, President of Vestas Mediterranean A/S, telephone +34 93 241 98 00 8013, or to Peter Wenzel Kruse, Senior Vice President of Group Communications at Vestas Wind Systems A/S, telephone +45 4110 4897. Yours sincerely Vestas Wind Systems A/S Ditlev Engel President and CEO