Vestas has received a 42 MW order from Akuo Energy for 14 units of the V112-3.0 MW wind turbine for the Ogorje wind power plant in Croatia. This will be the first V112-3.0 MW wind power plant to be installed in the country.
Delivery of the turbines is scheduled for the third quarter of 2015 and the wind power plant is expected to be installed by the end of the same year.
The contract for the Ogorje wind power plant comprises delivery, transportation, installation and commissioning of the turbines, a VestasOnline® Business SCADA system as well as a 10-year Active Management Output (AOM) 4000 service agreement. The AOM 4000 is a full-scope service contract, consisting of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and consumables, which offers solid risk management for customers who want an availability guarantee measured against an agreed threshold. This type of contract offers customers assured performance avoiding unforeseen operational costs of any kind.
The order has been placed by Aiolos Projekt d.o.o., a company majority owned by Akuo Energy, which is a private French Group specialized in the development of industrial power production plants from renewable resources such as wind, sun, water, biogas, biomass and biofuel, with wind power representing 85 per cent of the Group’s activities.
Eric Scotto, Chairman of Akuo Energy, says: “To complete the funding of such a great project, the Ogorje wind farm, in a new country for us that is Croatia, is a fantastic new achievement for Akuo Energy. Croatia shows a buoyant potential in terms of renewable resources and we are convinced this project paves the way for many more in this country. To support this growth, we need sound partners able to understand our needs and provide the best of the technology regarding the project’s specific features. Vestas is definitely one of them and we are delighted to strengthen once more our partnership”.
