Vestas has received an order for 138 MW for two wind power plants, Fortore and Irpinia, in the Campania region in Southern Italy. The order comprises turnkey delivery of a total of 69 wind turbines and a two-year service agreement.
Delivery of the wind power plants will begin in the second quarter of 2007 and will be completed by the end of 2008.
The Fortore project is located near the city of Benevento and consists of 18 V90-3.0 MW, 15 V90-1.8 MW and 2 V90-2.0 MW turbines to be installed on the sites of Baselice, Foiano, Molinara and S.Marco dei Cavotti. The Irpinia project is located near the city of Avellino and consists of 19 V90-2.0 MW, 2 V90-1.8 MW and 13 V52-850 kW turbines for the sites of Bisaccia, Lacedonia and Greci.
The order has been placed by IVPC Power 3 which has a total installed capacity of 668 MW of wind power in Italy.