Under the contract, which follows an agreement in 2013 for ten of the turbines at the first wind farm of Pontal project, Alstom will supply eight of its ECO 122 2.7MW turbines for installation in Viamão, city of Rio Grande do Sul State.
The company will manufacture nacelles of the wind turbines at its plant in Bahia State and the towers at the company’s new facility in Canoas.
The wind turbines will be operated and maintained by Alstom for a period of five years.
Alstom Wind business senior vice-president Yves Rannou said: "Alstom is prepared to support the continuous growth of Brazil’s wind market with the ECO 100 platform, amongst the most proven multi-megawatt platforms in the market place thanks to the "Power of 3™", three different wind turbine solutions fitted to specific conditions."
Alstom claims that the ECO 122 wind turbine has the biggest rotor diameter within the 2MW to 3MW onshore turbine segment.
Featuring the biggest rotor diameter within the 2MW to 3MW onshore turbine segment, the ECO 122 wind turbine combines high power and high capacity factor to increase energy yield in low wind regions, and fits perfectly with the Brazilian wind conditions.
