ACCIONA Windpower, the ACCIONA Group subsidiary that designs, manufactures and markets wind turbines, will supply 43 three-megawatt turbines - a total of 129 MW - to a renewable energy sector company for a wind farm in Mexico.
With this contract, ACCIONA Windpower has now sold 988.5 MW in Mexico, of which 38% correspond to its 3-megawatt turbine.
The model selected for this contract is the AW125/3000 (rotor diameter 125 meters), designed to optimize the capture of energy on sites with medium-speed winds. The turbines will be mounted on steel towers.
"We are very pleased to continue increasing our order portfolio in Mexico with new customers, and this confirms the growing interest of the wind power sector in our AW 3000 turbine", says ACCIONA Windpower Chief Executive José Luis Blanco.
The company is currently supplying Mexican customers with 3 MW turbines totaling 252 MW for two wind farms in Nuevo León, and has another order for 1.5 MW machines for a 49.5 MW facility in Oaxaca. Previously, AWP produced 556.5 MW for ACCIONA projects and 1.5 MW for a CFE installation.
The new contract means that ACCIONA Windpower's accumulated sales reach 6,525 MW, of which 2,412 MW (37%) are for its 3 MW turbine.
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ACCIONA Windpower designs and manufactures wind turbines with a capacity of 3 MW and 1.5 MW. It has nacelle assembly plants in Spain (2), the United States and Brazil, where it also has a manufacturing facility for concrete towers. It has produced - or has orders for - wind turbines totaling 6.5 GW in over 100 wind farms in 18 countries. It is a subsidiary of ACCIONA Energía, a leading global operator in renewable energy sources with more than 20 years' experience in the sector and 10.000 MW installed (either owned or for customers). www.acciona-windpower.com
Both companies belong to the ACCIONA Group, one of the biggest Spanish corporations; it operates in infrastructures, energy, water and services in over 30 countries. Its corporate motto "Pioneers in development and sustainability" reflects its commitment in all its activities to contribute to economic growth, social welfare and the protection of the environment. This effort has been recognized through its inclusion in the Dow Jones (DJSI) and FTSE4Good sustainability indexes. ACCIONA is quoted on the Ibex-35 stock index, has a workforce of around 33,000 and earned revenues of 6.5 billion euros in 2014. www.acciona.com
