AUSTRALIA : REpower signs contract for 131 MW

REpower signs contract for 131 MW Australian wind farm project

REpower Systems SE, is a Suzlon group company.-

• Mt Mercer wind project to be supplied with 64 MM92 wind turbines
• Company’s largest ‘supply & install’ contract in Australia to date
• Project scheduled for delivery beginning in September, 2013

Hamburg/Melbourne, 3 September 2012. REpower Systems SE, has signed a contract with Meridian Energy Limited to supply 64 MM92 wind turbines, each with 2.05 MW of rated power, to the Mt Mercer wind farm. The Mt Mer-cer wind farm project is based in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 30 km south of Ballarat. This is REpower’s first contract with Meridian Energy and the company’s largest ‘supply & install’ contract for its MM se-ries turbines in Australia to date.

The wind turbines are scheduled to be installed and commissioned between September 2013 and January 2015. Andreas Nauen, CEO REpower Systems SE, states: “This is a landmark order. We are delighted that our wind turbine technology has been selected by Meridian Energy to construct the Mt Mercer wind farm. This reinforces our position as one of the leading players in the Aus-tralian wind energy sector, a key market for us in the years ahead.”  More....