GE’s largest onshore wind turbines will be installed at EDF Renewables’ wind farm in Bahia. Agreement includes 25 wind turbines and 20 years of operation and maintenance (O&M) services for all the equipment supplied by GE.
GE
Renewable Energy announced today it has signed an onshore wind energy
contract with EDF Renewables in Brazil. This deal for GE’s Cypress
platform — the company’s largest onshore wind turbine — is also GE’s
first contract with EDF Renewables in the country. GE will be
responsible for the production and delivery of 25 turbines, that will
operate at 5.3 MW.
The new GE machines will be installed at the
Ventos da Bahia wind farm, located near the cities of Bonito and Mulungu
do Morro, 350 KM from Salvador. Unit heights will range between 101 and
126 meters, with 77-meter carbon blades and a 158-meter rotor.
After
installation, these turbines will bring an additional 132.5 MW capacity
to EDF Renewables’ Ventos da Bahia wind farm, which today has an
installed capacity of 182 MW.
Vikas Anand, GE Renewable Energy’s
CEO for Onshore Wind, Americas, said: “GE is delighted to work with EDF
Renewables on this exciting project. GE remains deeply committed to
Brazil’s energy future and we are proud to introduce our Cypress turbine
to the region’s installed base, enabling additional renewable,
sustainable energy access for consumers.”
The deal also includes
20 years of operation and maintenance (O&M) services for all the
equipment supplied by GE in the facility. The Cypress units will be
produced at GE’s facility in Camaçari (BA). Blades will be produced by
LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy’s business unit located in the Port
of Suape (PE).
Brazil has been actively investing in renewable
sources as an alternative to diversify the energy mix, recognizing
environmental and economic advantages of doing so. Specifically, in the
onshore wind sector, the country has more than 600 wind parks and 7,500
wind turbines, with GE supplying nearly 40% of the installed base across
the country.
