Acciona Windpower to deliver wind turbines for power project in Mexico

Acciona Windpower has won an order to deliver turbines to an undisclosed wind power project in Mexico.

Under the deal, the subsidiary of Spain based Acciona Group will supply 43 of its AW125/3000 turbine models for the facility.

The three megawatt turbines to be installed at the facility will have a rotor diameter of 125m and will be mounted over steel towers for optimum energy production.

Acciona Windpower chief executive José Luis Blanco said: "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."

Further details of the deal or the project have not been disclosed.

The order increases installed capacity of the power equipment manufacturer to 988.5MW in Mexico alone. 38% the total deliveries made by Acciona in the country is for its 3MW turbines.

The renewable energy firm has also won turbine delivery deals for 252 MW for two other wind power facilities in the country to be developed in Nuevo León.

Another 49.5MW wind energy facility in Oaxaca, Mexico has also placed an order with Acciona Windpower for its 1.5MW turbines.