Vestas wins first Nicaragua order

Sept. 20, 2011 - PRLog -- Wind energy developer Blue Power & Energy has awarded Vestas Wind Systems (Copenhagen: VWS.CO) with the 39.6 megawatts (MW) order for the La Fe – San Martin wind power project near Nicaragua’s eastern coast, the first for the Denmark-based wind turbine producer.

Vestas will supply and commission 22 V90-1.8MW turbines as well as a VestasOnline® Business SCADA system. In addition, the contract includes a five-year service and maintenance AOM 4000 agreement, which consists of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and consumables and offers solid risk management for customers who want an availability guarantee measured against an agreed threshold, according to the company.

Marcelo Tokman Ramos, Vice President of Vestas South America, stated “we are extremely proud of this order, which will be the very first Vestas wind power plant in Nicaragua. We look forward to supporting the development of wind power in the country and building a fruitful and long-term relationship with BPE”. He added, “the fact that they have chosen Vestas as supplier for their first wind power plant reflects their trust in our proven technology, our global experience and our local capabilities. Hopefully, this project will lay the grounds for a future cooperation on other projects in the region.”

Nicaragua currently has a wind-based power capacity of 40MW. The new addition is expected to produce typically 150GWh annually as well as avoiding 29,400t of CO2 emissions when compared with the country’s traditional power supply. Additionally, due to its richness in natural resources, Nicaragua has a potential of energy generation of more than 4,500 MW, distributed in geothermal, hydroelectricity, biomass and of course wind energy.

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