The new agreement sees the company reaching more than 1,400MW worth of turbines supplied to projects in Brazil since it first established a presence in the country. Under the terms of the contract, Gamesa will supply, transport, install and commission 72 G97-2.0 MW turbines at six wind farms in the Chui complex being developed in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil.
The company will also perform the required civil engineering work and provide the facility's operation and maintenance (O&M) services for a period of 15 years. The turbines will be manufactured locally at Gamesa’s Camaçari factory and will be delivered during the third quarter of 2014. The facility is expected to be commissioned during the first quarter of 2015.
This is the second agreement between Gamesa and Eolicas do Sul, in the wake of the contract executed at the end of 2012 for the supply of 258 MW of turbines to 10 wind farms in Brazil.
Gamesa began manufacturing operations at Camaçari two years ago and has maintained a strategic commitment to the Brazilian market since then, regarding the country as one of its priority markets in the short and medium term. The company is also present in other Latin American nations, particularly Mexico, Honduras, Argentina and Costa Rica. The region accounts for 49 percent of the company’s total 2013 revenue.
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