Parc éolien Nicolas-Riou is a limited partnership owned equally by EDF Energies Nouvelles subsidiary EDF EN Canada as well as the community partners Énergie Éolienne Bas-Saint-Laurent (ÉÉBSL) and the Régie intermunicipale de l’énergie Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (RIEGÎM).
Under the contract, Vestas will be responsible for the supply and commissioning of 65 V117-3.45MW turbines for the wind farm, which is expected to be the largest 50/50 community project in Canada upon completion.
Vestas said that the deal introduces its 3MW platform to the Canadian market.
Vestas US and Canada sales and service division president Chris Brown said: "This project will be the first V117-3.45MW turbines in Canada, where the combination of a robust design and a large rotor make this turbine an outstanding choice to minimize the cost of energy throughout the life of the project."
The contract scope also includes a 10-year active output management (AOM) 5000 service agreement.
EDF EN North America president & CEO Tristan Grimbert said: "We are pleased to build on our long-standing global relationship and to add to our over 2GW of Vestas turbine orders throughout North America.
"Our first implementation in the country with Vestas, the 2014 Blackspring Ridge project in Alberta, was marked by an exemplary team applying stringent safety standards as well as flexibility to meet the project’s construction demands."
Vestas is scheduled to commence turbine delivery in Q2 2017 and complete commissioning in Q4 2017.
Power generated from the wind project will be sold to Hydro-Québec Distribution under a 25-year power purchase agreement.
So far, about 2,800MW of wind turbines have been installed by Vestas across all the 10 Canadian provinces.
