The deal is the first call from the framework agreement concluded in November 2009, and marks the company’s largest project to date. Over the course of the contract, REpower will deliver, install and commission 54 MM82 turbines and 96 MM92 turbines.
The framework agreement signed with SLE co-owners EDF Energies Nouvelles and RES Canada calls for REpower to provide up to 954 MW in turbines or wind farm projects in Québec. The projects are being developed by SLE, a Montréal-based wind energy company jointly owned by EDF EN Canada Inc. and RES Canada Inc.
“This is our largest project to date and a further milestone in REpower’s international business and the North American market, a market which is important for us,” said Andreas Nauen, Chief Executive Officer of REpower Systems. “We want to carry out many more projects in Canada and this is a market in which we can make the most of the advantages of our technology.”
The first 75 turbines are to be commissioned by December 2012, while the remaining 75 turbines will enter operation in 2013. Turbines from the MM series with a hub height of 80 meters and a rated power of 2 MW each will be used.
“We have adapted our turbines to the demanding grid conditions in Canada and use special cold climate versions (CCV),” explained Matthias Schubert, Chief Technology Officer at REpower Systems. “These turbines have been designed for the humid Canadian weather with heavy temperature fluctuations, and have already proven themselves in test projects in Québec.”
In accordance with the tender conditions of Hydro-Québec, REpower will generate at least 30 percent of the added value on the wind turbines in the GaspésieÎles-de-la-Madeleine region and the Matane regional county municipality.
The companies note that contracts have been signed with local component suppliers for blades, towers and converters for this purpose.
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