Vestas has entered the Latvian wind turbine market for the first time, and also won orders in Sweden and Italy.
The manufacturer will supply 14 of its V136-4.2MW machines to the 59MW Targale wind project near the coastal city of Ventspils in western Latvia to a special purpose company owned by Estonian utility Utilitas.
With only 65MW of wind capacity currently installed in the Baltic nation, the project will nearly double Latvia’s installed wind power capacity. Vestas has also opened its first office in Latvia last month, and plans are underway to establish a local Vestas service hub in Latvia next year, near Ventspils port.
“We are positive about Latvia as a market and are delighted to be selected to provide turbines and long-term service at the Targale project,” said Vestas Northern and Central Europe president Nils de Baar.
“This project can be a bellwether for the Latvian wind industry, as the country advances its strong performance on clean energy towards 50% renewable energy penetration by 2030.”
Turbine delivery for the Targale project is slated to start in the second quarter of next year, with commissioning to begin in the third quarter.
Vestas also scored in southern Sweden, with an 86MW order from Nordic developer OX2 for the Karskruv project in the municipality of Uppvidinge in Kronoberg County.
The OEM is scheduled to supply and install 20 of its V150-4.2MW turbines in a 4.3MW operating mode, and with a 30-year service agreement.
Deliveries at Karskruv are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2023, while commissioning is planned for the fourth quarter of 2023.
“With more than 1.5GW in orders from OX2 across the Nordic region and Poland, we are pleased to be continuing our partnership with the Karskruv project,” said Juan Furones, vice president sales north & west, at Vestas Northern & Central Europe.
“Karskruv boosts our track record of installing over 5GW of wind energy capacity in Sweden, and we are delighted to be entrusted to continue delivering for Sweden.”
Vestas today also announced it won its first order for its EnVentus platform of large onshore turbine in Italy, where engineering and construction company SIMIC has placed a 30MW order for the Fiurme Santo wind project in Porto Torres on the island of Sardinia.
The contract includes the supply and installation of five V162-6.0MW turbines, as well as a 21-year service agreement.
Turbine delivery is planned for the fourth quarter of this year, with commissioning expected in the second quarter of next year.
“We are very enthusiastic to start this green energy project in partnership with Vestas,” said Giuseppe Ginola, founder and managing director of SIMIC.
“Fuimsanto is the first wind farm among others that SIMIC has already planned to carry out in the near future.”
