Vestas Bags 40 MW Wind Energy Contract from CLP

Vestas has obtained a wind turbine order from CLP for 24 units of V82-1.65 MW capacity wind turbines meant for the first phase of the Harpanahalli Wind Farm project in Karnataka State, India.

The contract consists of the supply as well as commissioning of wind turbines, a 10-year agreement for service and maintenance along with a VestasOnline Business SCADA system. Delivery has been scheduled to commence from Q3 of 2010 while the project has been scheduled to be completed by Q1 of 2011.

CLP is one of the long-term global customers of Vestas, with wind installations in Australia and China. Currently, CLP owns and operates wind farms with an installed capacity of 300 MW while another 150 MW capacity is under construction in the Indian states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, thus taking the company’s overall wind energy capacity to 450 MW. Vestas has active operations in India for more than a decade now and currently has an installed wind capacity in excess of 2,300 MW throughout India.