Senvion has won its first contracts in Chile, signing a supply deal with Mainstream Renewable Power for two wind farms with a total output of 300 MW.
Senvion has won its first contracts in Chile, signing a supply deal with Mainstream Renewable Power for two wind farms with a total output of 300 MW.
Senvion will supply 93 turbines for the Sarco and Aurora wind farms, which are being developed by Aela Energia, a joint venture between Mainstream and Actis.
For Sarco, Senvion will supply 50 of its 3.4M114 turbines with a hub height of 93 m, while for Aurora, it will supply 43 Senvion 3.0M122 turbines with a hub height of 119 m. Sarco is located in the Atacama region of northern Chile, while Aurora is in the south, in the Los Lagos region.
Jürgen Geissinger, CEO of Senvion, said that the southern cone of South America was a key part of the company’s strategic growth plan. "With regards to our business development, we analyse our core markets as well as potential new markets on a regular basis," said Geissinger. "With this major contract in Chile, we prove that Senvion is well positioned to expand our activities in our new markets outside of Europe."
The two wind projects were awarded under a competitive tendering programme in 2015 in which wind energy prices came in below fossil fuel prices, Mainstream CEO Eddie O’Connor said. "Last year, Mainstream was awarded over 1.2 GW of wind and solar projects in competitive tendering programmes around the world underpinning our position as the leading independent renewable energy company focused on high-growth emerging markets," added O’Connor.