Long-standing Vestas customer Fri-El Spa has placed two orders for the installation of 51 MW in Emilia Romagna and Sardinia, Italy.
Both projects were awarded at the 800 MW auction held in Italy in late 2016. With this new order, Vestas has won more than 950 MW of orders from the four Italian auctions since 2012.
Fri-El Spa placed the orders through its subsidiaries Fri-El Albareto S.R.L and Green Energy Sardegna S.R.L.
Located in Emilia Romagna, the Albareto project comprises the supply and installation of six V117-3.3 MW turbines, and the Medio Campidano project consists of 14 V110-2.0 MW turbine delivered in 2.2 MW power-optimized mode, boosting energy production at the site’s low-wind conditions.
“Vestas’ broad range of auction-related capabilities and Fri-El Spa’s trust in us allowed us to enter the negotiation early in the process, which proved to be the key differentiator in building a winning bid at the auction,” notes Rainer Karan, general manager for Vestas in Italy, Greece, and the Middle East and North Africa region.
The orders also include a two-year Active Output Management 4000 (AOM 4000) service contract. Turbine delivery for both projects is expected in the fourth quarter of this year.
