Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has secured an agreement for the supply of 300 MW in China. According to the company, the deal represents one of its largest ever in this market.
Specifically, Siemens Gamesa will supply and commission 150 G114-2.0 MW turbines for the Xilinhot complex and will service them under a long-term operations and maintenance agreement. The facility will be built in Inner Mongolia.
The company expects the first turbines to be installed in the second quarter of 2018 and the entire complex to be up and running by the end of 2018.
“With this significant order, the company has achieved a new milestone in its strategy in China, where it has already installed over 4.6 GW,” states Álvaro Bilbao, CEO of Siemens Gamesa in Asia Pacific.
In addition to China, Siemens Gamesa’s Asian footprint extends to Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand; it has installed over 6.3 GW in these markets. Including India, the company’s installed base in the whole continent of Asia stands at 11.3 GW.
