Under the terms of the deal, Gamesa will install G114 wind turbines,1 with a unit capacity of 2MW. It will also be in charge of supplying, transporting, installing and commissioning 15 wind turbines for the Santana 1 wind farm, an additional 15 for the Calango 6 facility and 12 more at Santana 2.
These 42 turbines will be manufactured at Gamesa's factory in the Brazilian city of Camaçari. They are expected to be installed in the third quarter of 2016. The wind farms will be connected to the grid in the last quarter of the same year.
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- The G114 wind turbine is a new model that is particularly suited to the high-wind and low-turbulence conditions encountered in Brazil. Gamesa has committed to supplying some 800 MW of these machines worldwide in various agreements and orders.