The project consists of 47 V112-3.3 MW – one of Vestas’ newly launched 3 MW product variants - which will be installed in the state of Baja California, Mexico. Turbines delivery will start in the third quarter of 2014, and the wind power plant is expected to be commissioned in the first quarter of 2015.
The contract for the Energía Sierra Juarez wind power plant comprises delivery and commissioning of the turbines, a VestasOnline® Business SCADA system as well as a five-year Active Management Output (AOM) 5000 service agreement.
The order was placed by Energía Sierra Juarez, a unit of IEnova.
”A month after releasing three new product variants of the 3 MW platform to the market, we are pleased to announce this order for the Energía Sierra Juarez wind power, the second worldwide to use the Vestas V112-3.3 MW turbines,” said Juan Araluce, Chief Sales Officer of Vestas Wind Systems A/S. “We welcome this project signature as it confirms our customers’ support and appreciation of our technology development strategy.”
IEnova, formerly Sempra Mexico, is the first energy company to be listed on the Mexican stock exchange and its footprint in Mexico ranges across several business segments including gas transportation, storage & distribution, liquefied natural gas and electricity generation.
“We are proud to have been chosen as IEnova’s supplier for their first wind project." said Adrian Katzew Corenstein, VP Sales Region Mexico, Caribbean and Central America. "We are also very pleased to have the possibility to deliver one of our newest product variants to Mexico.
"With its 10 per cent increase in nominal power, the V112-3.3 MW will deliver greater energy production and an even stronger business case to IEnova, ensuring a lower cost of energy," Corenstein continued. "We look forward to continuing to build our relationship with IEnova and help Mexico reaching its 35 per cent objective of renewable energy penetration by 2024, in which wind has been given a very pivotal role.”
The Energía Sierra Juarez wind power plant will have an estimated annual production of more than 517,000 MWh, which will save the environment from more than 225,000 tons of CO2 emissions on an annual basis, the company said.
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