Alstom wins turbine order for 21MW wind plant in Finland

French wind turbine manufacturer Alstom has signed a deal to supply seven of its ECO110 3.0 MW machines to a project in Finland.

The turbines will be delivered to developer TuuliMuukko's Muukko wind farm near Lappeenranta in eastern Finland, with construction due to start in early 2013.

Alstom has also signed a 12-year operations and maintenance contract.

The 21MW Muukko plant will be added to Finland’s current installed wind capacity, which stood at 197MW at the end of 2011.

There are currently more than 7.8GW of wind power projects under development in Finland, of which about 3GW are offshore, according to Alstom.

Finland’s government has a target of 2.5GW of wind energy by 2020.

The ECO110 turbines…

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