Vestas secures its largest service contract renewal for 1,897 MW
Aarhus, Denmark, 2012-06-25 10:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Vestas has signed its largest ever service and maintenance renewal agreement
with EDP Renováveis (EDPR) to service more than 1,100 turbines across 30 wind
power plants in the United States and Europe for up to seven years.
The global service agreement represents a total capacity of 1,897 MW. More than
70 per cent of the turbines covered by this agreement are in the United States,
while the remaining wind power plants are in Spain, France, Romania, Portugal
and Italy.
“This service agreement is a demonstration of our customer focus, service
orientation and versatility in different wind markets and site conditions. It
also proves that Vestas continuously delivers the highest business case
certainty and return on investment through its enhanced service solutions and
highly qualified global service team,” said Ditlev Engel, President and CEO of
Vestas Wind Systems A/S. "Close, regular dialogue with our customers, a focus
on safety and excellence, and the most extensive experience in the industry
allowed Vestas to win this business and extend the excellent relationship with
our customer.”
Through this agreement, Vestas proves its technological leadership and
capitalises on its service capability by using local service teams and six
regional performance, diagnostic and surveillance centres monitoring almost
22,000 turbines globally, equivalent to 37.5 GW.
“We are excited to continue strengthening our partnership with one of the
world’s largest renewable energy companies. Thanks to our service
organisation’s strong performance across our fleet at global level, we are able
to offer EDPR the best possible service and maintenance on the market,” said
Juan Araluce, Chief Sales Officer of Vestas Wind Systems A/S and acting
President of Vestas Mediterranean. “Vestas and EDPR have built a strong
relationship over the years. This service contract ensures further long-term
collaboration with this key player, as well as long-term jobs for the many
Vestas employees who provide maintenance for these turbines.”
The contract includes a variety of service products such as the Active Output
Management (AOM) 4000 package. AOM 4000 is a full-scope service contract
consisting of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and consumables. This
service package offers solid risk management for customers who want an
availability guarantee measured against an agreed threshold. The AOM 4000
offers customers Vestas’ exceptional track record in service performance,
avoiding unforeseen operational costs.
Contact details
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Lars Villadsen, Senior Vice President, Investor relations
Tel: +45 9730 0000
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Juan Araluce, Chief Sales Officer and Acting President Vestas Mediterranean
For media inquiries, please contact
Maria J. Vazquez, Communications
Vestas Mediterranean, Spain
Tel.: +34 91 362 82 00, @: mjvvi@vestas.com
Andrew Longeteig, Communications
Vestas Americas, USA
Tel.: +1 503327 7479, @: anlon@vestas.com