German Nordex to supply 99-MW wind farm in Argentina

-Group to deliver 30 AW132/3300 turbines for AES Argentina Generacion's wind farm in Buenos Aires province

The Nordex Group received an order from AES Argentina Generacion, a subsidiary of the energy provider AES Corporation, for the delivery of 30 AW132/3300 wind turbines, the Germany-based company announced Tuesday.

The contract also comprises a multi-year service for the Energetica wind project located in the province of Buenos Aires near Bahia Blanca, according to a press release from the company.

The Nordex Group will assemble the turbines locally in Argentina and will also locally manufacture the 120-meter high concrete towers.

According to the statement, the group has an installed wind power capacity of more than 23 gigawatts in over 25 markets, generating sales of around €3.1 billion in 2017.

The production network comprises plants in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the United States and India, and the product range primarily concentrates on onshore turbines in the 1.5 to 4.8 MW class addressing the requirements of land-constrained as well as grid-constrained markets.

By Hale Turkes

Anadolu Agency

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