Alstom Renewable Power announced today that a MoU has been signed with Renova Energia, leader in wind power
generation in Brazil, to supply, operate and maintain in Brazil around
440 onshore wind turbines with a total value of $1.35 Billion.
From
2.7 MW to 3 MW each, these turbines will represent a minimum of 1,200 MW
new wind power generation capacity. They will equip Renova’s wind farms
in the state of Bahia and will be delivered from 2015 onwards, over an
estimated period of three to four years.
A combination of two or even three models of the range (ECO
100, 110 or 122) will be used for the Project, which optimises the capacity factor
of a project while reducing the balance-of-plant cost.
”Alstom presented the best combination of price and technical performance, allowing for greater competitiveness in our projects”, says Mathias Becker, CEO of Renova Energia. “This
will allow for increased efficiency of our plants, as we will have a
more adequate technology to our winds, and reduced investments, which
are key for us to maintain our leadership position in the increasingly
competitive wind market”, he adds.
The partnership between both companies will start with the selection
of the most appropriate technology in Alstom’s portfolio for each
Renova’s plant. This phase will last approximately two years. Due to the
importance of the project, a governance committee will be created,
composed of members of the top management of both companies, who will
follow up on the execution of the agreement.
“The partnership with Renova Energia has exclusive aspects, and
we want to closely follow up on the progress. As the most important
agreement for Alstom in the wind onshore industry worldwide, this
preliminary agreement confirms our strong global ambitions in the wind industry”, says Jérôme Pécresse, President of Alstom Renewable Power.
The wind turbines will be manufactured at Alstom’s unit in Camaçari,
state of Bahia. Opened in November 2011, the plant has a manufacturing
capacity of 300 MW a year, with one work shift. The agreement with
Renova Energia confirms Alstom’s decision to work with two shifts from
the first half of 2013, increasing the manufacturing capacity to 600 MW a
year. Alstom will work towards the establishment of a wind cluster in
Bahia in partnership with other companies, for the production of the
main components of the turbines.
