Siemens has received an order from Grand Bend Wind Limited Partnership for the supply, installation and commissioning of 40 SWT-3.2-113 direct drive wind turbines. Grand Bend Wind Limited Partnership is a partnership between Northland Power Inc., a Canadian independent power producer based in Toronto, and two local First Nations, the Aamjiwnaang First Nation and Bkejwanong Territory (Walpole Island First Nation). The Grand Bend wind power plant will be erected around 220 kilometers southwest of Toronto in the Canadian province of Ontario.

The total capacity of this100-megawatt onshore project will be sufficient to provide eco-friendly electricity to approximately 30,000 Canadian households, according to Siemens. All 120 of the 55-meter-long rotor blades for the wind turbines will be manufactured at the Siemens plant in Tillsonburg, Ontario.

Construction work for the site is already under way, with commercial operation scheduled for the first half of 2016. Siemens will also be responsible for service and maintenance of the wind turbines over a period of ten years.