Vestas to supply wind turbines to San Antonio wind power plant

Vestas has been awarded a contract by Eólico San Antonio El Sitio and Wind Turbine Investments to provide 16xV112-3.3 MW wind turbines for the San Antonio wind power plant in the Republic of Guatemala.

Under the contract, Vestas will supply, install and commission the wind turbines for the project, which will be the very first wind power plant in the country upon completion.

The contract scope also includes VestasOnline Business SCADA solution, full scope civil and electrical works, as well as a ten-year Active Management Output (AOM) 5000 service agreement.

Eólico San Antonio El Sitio CEO Jorge Sinibaldi, "Vestas offered the most suited turbines, meeting the project’s requirements and optimising its future performance."

Vestas is scheduled to commence the delivery of wind turbines in the fourth quarter of 2014 while plant is due to be commissioned in the second quarter of 2015.

Vestas Sales Region Mexico, Caribbean and Central America vice president Adrian Katzew Corenstein said, "We look forward to continuing to help Guatemala develop renewable energy projects in order to increase the country’s energy independence, while ensuring stable energy output and a solid return on the investment for our customers."

Estimated to have annual production of 150,000MWh, which will save the environment from over 40,000 tons of CO2 emissions on an annual basis, the San Antonio wind power plant will provide enough electricity to Guatemala to cover the residential electricity consumption of more than 890,000 people.