Siemens Gamesa secures two orders of 531 MW in Brazil and Sweden

Spanish wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa has secured two wind turbine orders, one in Brazil and the other Sweden, with a total capacity of 531MW. …

The project will be located in the state of Bahia, Brazil. For the two orders, the company will supply 85 of its 5.X platform turbines. For the order, Siemens Gamesa has agreed to supply 75 of its 5.8-170 turbines with OptimaFlex technology, operating at 6.2MW. The project is expected to being operations by the end of 2022. The first order has been placed by Patria Investments, through its renewable energy firm Essentia Energia, for the 465MW São Vitor wind farm. The second order was placed by Swedish energy supplier Rabbalshede Kraft. The second 66MW order includes the supplying 10 of its SG 5.8-155 turbines.