Under the €320m contract, Alstom will supply, erect and commission 127 wind turbines, which include ECO 122, ECO 110 and ECO 100 models for the Umburanas wind complex and is expected to generate 355.5MW, an amount that can bring energy to around 700,000 people.
Alstom is scheduled to deliver the wind turbines between January 2017 and January 2018, under the new order which is part of an agreement signed between both companies in 2013 involving delivery of more than 440 wind turbines, for a minimum installed capacity of 1.5GW.
Additionally, the agreement includes operation and maintenance services for over €1bn.
Alstom Wind business senior vice president Yves Rannou said: "Our partnership with Renova Energia is one of the largest onshore agreements in the wind industry globally.
"This new order confirms the positive development of this agreement, which aims to offer sustainable and clean energy to the population."
Alstom will manufacture the wind turbines at its facility in Camaçari.
Image: Alstom-built ECO100 wind turbine in Turkey Senkoy. Photo: ©Alstom.
