Vestas receives order for 99 MW for Spain
Company announcement from Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Randers, 15 October 2008 Company announcement No. 44/2008 Vestas receives order for 99 MW for Spain Vestas has received an order for a total of 18 units of the V90-3.0 MW turbine and 25 units of the V90-1.8 MW turbine for two projects in Spain. The contract comprises supply, installation, a VestasOnlineTM Business SCADA solution, as well as a five-year service agreement. The order has been placed by EDP Renováveis, which is the EDP Group's renewable energy company. EDP Renováveis is currently the third largest wind energy operator in Europe and the fourth largest operator in the world. The wind turbines will be for projects located in Terra Alta in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia. At the customer's request, details about the name of the projects cannot be disclosed. As of 1 January 2008, Catalonia had an accumulated installed wind capacity of 347 MW1 Source: Spanish Wind Energy Association and a target of 1,000 MW installed by 2010. “We are very pleased with this new order from EDP Renováveis, which is the result of a close co-operation between the two companies,” says Juan Araluce, President of Vestas Mediterranean A/S. “The Terra Alta projects will reinforce Vestas' presence in the province of Tarragona. We are glad to see Vestas' significant contribution to the power supply in Catalonia, and we look forward to continuing supporting the development of wind energy in this region.” The estimated total annual production of the two wind power plants will amount to 260 GWh. The two projects will satisfy the yearly electricity needs of approx 72,000 Spanish households and will save the environment from more than 102,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year. The above order does not affect the Vestas Group's expectations for 2008, cf. Company announcement No. 40/2008 of 15 August 2008. Contact details: Vestas Mediterranean A/S, Spain Juan Araluce, President Telephone +34 93 241 9800 Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Denmark Peter W Kruse, Senior Vice President, Group Communications Telephone +45 9730 0000