The npower renewables wind farm at Farr Scotland (approximately 20km south of Inverness) is comprised of 40 x SWT-2.3-82 wind turbines. Installed in 2006, Farr Wind farm has a 92 MW capacity. (Image taken April 2009)Der Windpark Farr liegt rund 20 km südlich von Inverness, Schottland. Seit 2006 erzeugen 40 Windturbinen des Typs SWT-2.3-82 rund 92 Megawatt sauberen Strom. Photo: Siemens AG

Siemens bags $270m turbine order for Mexican wind farm

Siemens has pulled down a contract to supply 70 wind turbines to one of Mexico’s largest wind farms, the Los Vergeles project, in a deal that marks its first major turbine order in Latin America.

10 November 2009 10:59 GMT Updated 26 September 2016 14:54 GMT

By Karl Stromsta

Grupo Soluciones en Energias Renovables, a Mexican wind-energy developer, will pay Siemens $270m for the SWT-101 turbines, rated at 2.3 megawatts (MW) each. The 160MW Los Vergeles project will be built in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

“The Latin American wind power market is expected to grow significantly in the years to come,” says Andreas Nauen, chief executive of Siemens’ wind division.

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