Gamesa reaches milestone with 1,000 wind turbines installed in Brazil
Gamesa, a global wind-energy technology provider, has now installed 1,000 wind turbines in Brazil. Gamesa entered the market six years ago and has since become the number-two turbine OEM in Brazil with a market share of 17%, according to the MAKE Consultancy ranking.
Of the turbines installed, nearly 10% are accounted for by one of the company¡¯s newest models, the G114-2.1 MW, custom-designed to harness as much power as possible at a lower cost in the constant, low-turbulence wind conditions typical of Brazil.
These turbines, which imply total installed capacity of 2 GW, are sufficient to cover the electricity demands of a city the size of Munich (Germany), while also preventing the emission of around three million tonnes of CO2 each year. That¡¯s the equivalent to the amount produced by one million cars in one year.
¡°Lifting our installed capacity to 2 GW is an important achievement which endorses the Gamesa way of doing things,¡± said Edgard Corrochano, Director of Gamesa Brazil. ¡°We are proud to notch up successes like this, together with our customers, and to contribute in parallel to the growth of wind power in Brazil ¡ª a market with a huge potential which has set itself the goal of increasing installed capacity to 18 GW in 2019.¡±
This 1,000-turbine record was attained after the Campo dos Ventos and São Benedito wind complexes, operated by CPFL Renov¨¢veis, were commissioned.
The company also services close to 2 GW for various customers under O&M agreements. Brazil, where the company has a staff of 500, contributes one-fifth of Gamesa¡¯s turbine sales.
12 Dec,2016
