Vestas to install 53 MW for the expansion of Llano wind project in Argentina

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Vestas has announced that it has received a 53 MW order from Aluar Aluminio Argentino S.A.I.C., the only aluminium smelter in Argentina, for the Llano wind farm in Chubut Province.

This new 53 MW contract, which is the third from Aluar Aluminio Argentino S.A.I.C., follows the 111 MW of orders Vestas received in 2017 for the first two phases of the Llano project. Once finalised, Llano I, II & III will have a total capacity of 164 MW.

This latest order concerns 14 V136-3.45 MW wind turbines with 3.6 MW Power Optimised Mode specifically increased to 3.8 MW. Turbine delivery is planned for the fourth quarter of 2019. The order also includes a 20-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement.

The turbines will be manufactured at the assembly facility to be inaugurated soon in Campana, in the Buenos Aires province. 

Llano I, II & III will provide electricity for Aluar’s aluminium smelting facilities in Puerto Madryn, the largest in the country. The wind park will also help Aluar meet the requirement from the Argentinian authorities for large electricity consumers to get a percentage of their consumption from renewable sources.

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