{"id":18795,"date":"2017-12-29T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eolus.com\/blog\/mfn_news\/eolus-places-order-for-74-wind-turbines-279-mw-with-vestas\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T13:05:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T12:05:41","slug":"eolus-places-order-for-74-wind-turbines-279-mw-with-vestas","status":"publish","type":"mfn_news","link":"https:\/\/www.eolus.com\/en\/blog\/mfn_news\/eolus-places-order-for-74-wind-turbines-279-mw-with-vestas\/","title":{"rendered":"Eolus places order for 74 wind turbines, 279 MW with Vestas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eolus Vind AB\nOther information disclosed according to the rules of the Exchange\n\nEolus places order for 74 wind turbines, 279 MW with Vestas\n\nHässleholm, Sweden, 2017-12-29 14:30 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- \r\n\r\n\r\nEolus has signed an agreement with Vestas regarding delivery of 74 wind\r\nturbines of the model V136 with a capacity of 279 MW for four wind farms in\r\nSweden. The wind turbines will be constructed in the wind farms Kråktorpet,\r\nNylandsbergen, Sötterfällan and Anneberg. \r\n\r\n61 wind turbines have a capacity of 3.8 MW each. Thereof, 43 will be\r\nconstructed in wind farm Kråktorpet and 18 will be constructed in wind farm\r\nNylandsbergen. These two wind farms are covered by the sales agreement signed\r\nwith Aquila Capital and which was announced by Eolus in a press release on\r\nDecember 23. Commissioning is expected during the second half of 2019. The\r\nprojects are located close to wind farm Jenåsen that is currently under\r\nconstruction by Eolus in Sundsvall municipality. \r\n\r\n13 wind turbines have a capacity of 3.6 MW each. Thereof, 10 will be\r\nconstructed in wind farm Sötterfällan and 3 will be constructed in wind farm\r\nAnneberg. These wind farms are covered by the sales agreement signed with KGAL\r\nwhich was announced by Eolus in a press release on December 22. Commissioning\r\nof Sötterfällan is expected during the summer of 2019 and commissioning of\r\nAnneberg is expected during December 2018. \r\n\r\nAll four wind farms have full service agreements for 15-20 years from\r\ncommissioning. \r\n\r\n-Eolus’ objective is to establish high-quality wind farms with the lowest\r\npossible cost of energy over the lifetime. In a market with an extremely fast\r\ntechnical development, long term partnerships with world class turbine\r\nsuppliers like Vestas is an absolute key to success. This deal is based on a\r\nlong trustful cooperation between our companies and Vestas has shown great\r\nflexibility to meet the projects specific requirements, says Eolus CEO Per\r\nWitalisson. \r\n\r\n-As the largest order to date between Eolus and Vestas, we are delighted to\r\nreaffirm our strong and long-standing relationship. These projects also\r\nunderline Vestas’ product portfolio’s flexibility and our ability to tailor our\r\nsolutions to customer needs says Christer Baden Hansen, Vestas Head of Sales\r\nNordics. \r\n\r\nFor further information contact:\r\nPer Witalisson, CEO, +46 10 199 88 02\r\nJohan Hammarqvist, head of communications, +46 10 199 88 10\r\n\r\nThe information in this press release is disclosed pursuant to the EU Market\r\nAbuse Regulation. The information was released for public disclosure through\r\nthe agency of head of communication Johan Hammarqvist on December 29, 2017, at\r\n2.30 PM CET. \r\n\r\nAbout Eolus:\r\nEolus Vind AB is one of the leading wind power developers in Sweden. Eolus is\r\nactive in the whole value chain from development of green field projects to\r\nconstruction and operation of wind farms. Eolus offers attractive and\r\ncompetitive investments in the Nordic and Baltic countries to both local and\r\ninternational investors. Founded in 1990, Eolus has constructed more than 500\r\nwind turbines of the approximately 3 400 wind turbines operating in Sweden. The\r\nEolus Group currently owns an installed capacity of 18 MW and a yearly\r\nelectricity production of 40 GWh. Eolus operates approximately 350 MW for\r\ncustomers and the company itself. \r\n\r\nEolus Vind AB has approximately 6 600 shareholders. Eolus shares are listed at\r\nNasdaq Stockholm. \r\n\r\nFor more information about Eolus, please visit www.eolusvind.com<\/pre>\n
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