Vestas receives 63 MW wind energy order for one of Germany’s largest repowering wind farm projects

KGE Windpark Schipkau Nord GmbH & Co. KG orders 19 V112-3.3 MW wind turbines, with an option for another eight wind turbines, for wind power plant in Brandenburg.

Vestas is pleased to announce a firm and unconditional order from KGE Windpark Schipkau Nord GmbH & Co. KG. Vestas’ long-term customer Ventotec has developed this repowering project. The wind power plant will be repowered in Brandenburg and is one of the largest repowering projects in Germany. Turbine delivery is planned to begin in the second half of 2014 with commissioning expected completed in the first quarter of 2015.

The contract includes supply, installation and commissioning of the 19 V112-3.3 MW turbines, along with a VestasOnline® Business SCADA solution and a 15-year full-scope service agreement (AOM 4000). ‘

“We are pleased to continue our successful long-term collaboration with Vestas that started in 1999 with the installation of our V66-wind power plant in Klettwitz. Based on our long-standing relationship with Vestas, we trust in the wind energy solutions, the experience and knowledge they offer for most efficiently repowering this large wind project”, say Ralf Heinen and Helmer Stecker, Managing Directors of Ventotec.

“It is a pleasure for us to announce an order for 19 V112-3.3 MW turbines for one of the largest repowering projects in Germany and to realise it together with our valued long-term customer Ventotec, who developed the project for KGE Windpark Schipkau Nord GmbH & Co. KG,” says Klaus Steen Mortensen, President of Vestas Central Europe. “The V112-3.3 MW is the optimal choice for customers who want to combine the proven technology of our 3 MW platform with an increased annual production at medium wind sites.”

Vestas entered the German market in 1986 and has since then delivered more than 6,500 wind turbines representing a total capacity of about 9,000 MW. Vestas currently has a market share of about 20 per cent in Germany, and its full wind energy value chain is represented there: R&D, production, sales locations and a unique service infrastructure as well as business unit headquarters. Vestas employs around 2,000 people in Germany.

Total year-to-date announced order intake in MW: 1,406 MW.