Italian Wind Energy - Powered by Vestas

Vestas has received a 31 MW order for the supply and installation of nine V117-3.45 MW turbines, thus surpassing the 1 GW mark in the country. The project, winning Italy’s latest auction held in November 2016 remains undisclosed per customer’s request.

“The project takes Vestas past the 1 GW milestone for orders from Italian auctions, highlighting how our knowledge and expertise in auctions position Vestas as the wind energy leader in the country,” says Rainer Karan, General Manager of Vestas in Italy, Greece and the MENA region.

Italy held four auctions since 2012 with Vestas winnig more than 1 GW of order intake, underlining the company’s leadership in the country.

Turbine delivery is expected in the last quarter of 2018, with commissioning planned for the second quarter of 2019.