Akuo ordered  56 GE1.7-103 machines for deployment at the Rocksprings 1 wind farm in Val Verdecounty, Texas.

Chicago-based Akuo Energy USA also signed up GE on along-term O&M deal for the Texas project, which will have an total capacityof 180MW once phase 2 is added.

Construction at the site began in December 2013, with commercialoperations due to begin next year.

Akuo has a total US portfolio of 1GW, mainly wind but alsoincluding some solar projects.

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