Gamesa signed an agreement with Iberdrola for the supply of 101 G97-2.0MW turbines for the Baffin wind farm project being developed by Iberdrola in southern Texas. The wind turbines are scheduled for delivery mid-2014, while the facility is slated for commissioning towards the end of next year. This agreement marks the largest single order for this WTG, the G97-2.0 MW.
The supply agreement was signed in Washington DC by David Flitterman, Gamesa North American chairman, and Martín Múgica, president and CEO of Iberdrola Renewables in the United States, in the presence of Iñigo Urkullu, head of the Basque Country government.
The wind farm project is the last phase of Iberdrola’s Peñascal complex, which, once commissioned, will have capacity of 606MW, generating enough power to supply 210,000 households and prevent the emission of 850,000t of greenhouse gases every year. The Baffin wind project is still under development, and the decision to proceed will depend upon the local government’s approval. Iberdrola is well positioned to utilise the 202MW of turbines at other possible US sites.
Gamesa is one of Iberdrola’s established suppliers in the US, having installed over 1,880MW for the Spanish utility in 17 different American wind farms.
