Sep 7 2010
Iberdrola Renovables is all set to develop nine wind farms in Brazil with 258 MW overall installed capacity. To this end, Gamesa will be supplying 129 wind turbines with a capacity of 2 MW each for this project. This is Gamesa’s first wind energy contract in Brazil and the company plans to expand in the wind market.
Under the contract, Gamesa will be supplying, erecting as well as transporting these wind turbines for performing the start-up and the maintenance work during a period of two years. During 2011 and 2012, Gamesa will be supplying its wind turbine model G8X towards this wind energy project. Iberdrola Renovables forms a part of the Iberdrola Group while being committed towards developing renewable energies.
Having a considerable presence in the region of Latin America, Gamesa has an overall installed wind energy capacity in excess of 200 MW in that region. With wide experience in the wind energy industry, Gamesa is a global leader in the maintenance, installation, manufacture and design of wind turbines with an overall installed capacity in excess of 20,000 MW throughout the world. The company represents a global benchmark towards the construction, development as well as the sale of wind energy farms.