Last
week
the
Danish
turbine
giant
clinched
its
first
firm
order
as
part
of
the
initial
round
of
renewables
projects
awarded
by
the
South
African
government
last
December.
On
Monday
ground
will
be
broken
at
the
67MW
Hopefield
project
in
Western
Cape,
with
Vestas
slated
to
deliver
and
install
37
of
its
V100-1.8MW
turbines
from
early
next
year
for
local
developer
Umoya
Energy.
Vestas
was
also
named
preferred
supplier
for
the
73MW
Noblesfontein
project,
developed
by
Spain’s
Gestamp,
although
no
firm
order
has
yet
been
secured.
Vestas
had
its
name
attached
to
two
of…
