Vestas wins Italian contract

Vestas has received an order for the Maida project in Italy consisting of 17 units of the V902.0 MW wind turbine to be installed in the Calabria region.

The order comprises delivery, transportation and installation of the wind turbines, a VestasOnline® Business SCADA system, as well as a five-year service and availability agreement.

Delivery of the turbines is scheduled to start in the second half of 2010 and the project is expected to be completed by the end of 2010.

The order has been placed by Camas Energy S.r.l., a company owned by Enerman S.r.l., an Italian wind power plant developer and W3 S.r.l., an energy producing company.

The project will be located near the town of Maida, in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region, which has a great wind potential and which is now starting to follow the wind development trend that we are seeing in other southern regions of Italy.

“We are very pleased to announce this project in Italy with this new customer, which shows the trust in our organisation, our products and our technology,” says Juan Araluce, President of Vestas Mediterranean.

Rainer Karan, Managing Director of Vestas Italia continues: “Vestas, as market leader in Italy, is playing a vital role in the development of wind power in the country. The Italian market is the third largest European market and we hope to continue contributing to this sustainable
growth.”

“We are very satisfied with the signing of this important contract with Vestas, which we consider a trustworthy business partner that will ensure our wind farm a timely commissioning and a production output in line with the expectations,” comments Nicola Claudio Cirillo, CEO of Camas Energy S.r.l.

With a total installed capacity of 34 MW and an estimated annual production of 90,000 MWh per year, the Maida wind power plant will annually save the environment from almost 35,000 tons of CO2 emissions. Furthermore, it will generate enough electricity to power 37,500 Italian households per year.


Source: Vestas