Gamesa lands order to supply 239 MW for Scottish wind project

Madrid, Spain

Gamesa will handle the supply, transportation, installation and commissioning of 94 of its G114-2.5 MW turbines and two of its G90-2.0 MW turbines at this facility, located between the Scottish councils of South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway. Delivery of the turbines is expected to begin in February 2016 and the wind farm's construction is slated for completion during the first quarter of 2017.

The agreement was signed now in Glasgow in the presence of Ricardo Chocarro, CEO of Europe & RoW, Enrique Pedrosa, Commercial Managing Director, and Thomas Connell, O&M Director EMEA, representing Gamesa and, from ScottishPower Renewables, Keith Anderson, the company's CEO, and Roy Scott, CFO.

"This milestone agreement with ScottishPower Renewables evidences the success of our commercial strategy in northern Europe, one of Gamesa's priority markets, and demonstrates the credibility garnered by our new products - which offer market-leading efficiency and profitability - in the eyes of our customers", stressed Ricardo Chocarro, Gamesa's CEO for Europe & RoW. The company has been present in the UK, where it has installed and maintains over 450 MW, since 2005.

Keith Anderson, ScottishPower Renewables CEO, said: "Kilgallioch windfarm will become our second largest windfarm in the UK and this year marks a real milestone as we approach 2 GW of installed onshore wind capacity - enough to power up to nearly 2 million homes. We are delighted to reach this agreement with Gamesa, and we look forward to work commencing on the site next month."

Source: IWR Online, 29 May 2015