Nordex announces gigawatt order

Nordex SE and partner Acciona Energía are in advanced contract negotiations and are close to an agreement in principle for the supply and installation of up to 180 Nordex N163/5.X Delta4000 series wind turbines for Acciona Energía's MacIntyre wind development site in the Australian state of Queensland. This was announced by Nordex.

The project development at this site includes the 'MacIntyre' wind farm with an estimated capacity of 923 MW and the 'Karara' wind farm with approximately 102.6 MW, bringing the total capacity to around 1,026 MW. Installation and commissioning is scheduled for 2024.

According to the company, negotiations are to be concluded in the next few weeks and definitive agreements signed so that the projects will become firm orders before the end of 2021.