Siemens receives 97MW wind power contract from Cobra Energia

Siemens Energy has received a contract from Cobra Energia to expand its onshore wind power fleet by 97MWs in Peru.

Under the contract, Siemens will deliver 25 direct drive SWT-3.0-108 wind turbines and eight geared SWT-2.3-108 units for the Tres Hermanas wind power plant.

Scheduled to be commissioned in July 2015, the project is the second that Cobra Energia is executing with Siemens in Peru.

Located near the city of San Juan de Marcona and adjacent to the Marcona wind project, the Tres Hermanas project contributes to Peru’s energy goals to reduce its dependency on natural gas and decrease CO2 emissions.

Siemens Energy Wind Power Onshore Americas business CEO Mark Albenze said that the second order from Cobra Energia enables both the firms to further expand wind power activities in a growing wind market.

"We are pleased to partner with Cobra Energia again to provide clean, renewable power to more than 90.000 households in Peru," Albenze added.

Cobra Energia procured 11 Siemens wind turbines with a total capacity of 32.1 MWs for the Marcona wind project in September 2013.
"The project is also important for our U.S. factories in Iowa and Kansas, from which we’ll export all of the blades and geared nacelles for Tres Hermanas."

The company will also provide service and maintenance for six years as part of the contract while the blades and geared nacelles will be developed in the US.