Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 37 V100-1.8 MW wind
turbines for South Africa. 

Aarhus, Denmark, 2012-11-15 11:10 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

Additional information about the project:

Customer:   Umoya Energy                                                        
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Project     Hopefield Wind Farm                                                 
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Location/C  Hopefield, South Africa                                             
ountry:                                                                         
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Number of   66.6 MW                                                             
 MW:                                                                            
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Number of   37 x V100-1.8 MW wind turbines                                      
 wind                                                                           
 turbines/                                                                      
type:                                                                           
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Contract    Turnkey                                                             
 type:                                                                          
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Contract    The contract includes supply, installation and commissioning of the 
 scope:      wind turbines, civil and electrical works, a VestasOnline® Business
             SCADA solution as well as a 15-year full-scope service agreement   
             (AOM 5000).                                                        
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Time of     Delivery of the wind turbines will begin in the second quarter of   
 delivery:   2013 and the wind power plant is expected commissioned by February 
             2014.                                                              
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Total year-to-date announced order intake in MW: 2,936 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

Vestas Central Europe, Germany
Dr. Wolfgang J. Schmitz, President

For more information and/or to arrange an interview with Dr. Wolfgang J.
Schmitz, please contact: 

Christina Buttler, Communications Partner, Vestas Central Europe,
Tel: +49 40 46778 5153.

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