Vestas receives 114 MW order in Peru

Aarhus, Denmark, 2012-10-08 08:46 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 114 MW in Peru.

Additional information about the project:

Customer:   ContourGlobal                                                       
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Project     Cupisnique and Talara wind power plants                             
 name:                                                                          
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Location/C  Peru                                                                
ountry:                                                                         
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Number of   114 MW                                                              
 MW:                                                                            
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Number of   45 x V100 platform and 17 x V100-1.8 MW turbines                    
 turbines/                                                                      
turbine                                                                         
 type(s):                                                                       
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Contract    Turnkey                                                             
 type:                                                                          
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Contract    The contract includes civil and electrical works, supply,           
 scope:      installation and commissioning of the wind turbines, a             
             VestasOnline® Business SCADA system, as well as a 10-year service  
             and maintenance agreement including the Active Output Management   
             package AOM 4000.                                                  
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Time of     Delivery of the first turbines is expected to start in Q1 2013 and  
 delivery:   the wind power plants are expected to be commercially operational  
             during Q4 2013.                                                    
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Total year-to-date announced order intake in MW: 2,590 MW, (see overview at
www.vestas.com/investor). 

Contact details:

Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Denmark
Lars Villadsen, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Tel.: +45 9730 0000

Juan Araluce, Acting President, Vestas Mediterranean and
Chief Sales Officer, Vestas Wind Systems A/S

For more information and/or to arrange an interview with Juan Araluce, please
contact: 

Mirella Amalia Vitale, Senior Director, GMCCI MED, Spain
Tel.: +34 91 362 80 14

A news release from Vestas Mediterranean regarding the above-mentioned order
will also be published on vestas.com under “News”.