Vestas receives 200MW US order from Enel

UNITED STATES: Enel Green Power North America has handed Vestas a contract to supply 200MW for a project in Kansas.

by James Quilter 19 May 2011

A rendering of the 200MW Caney River project

The Caney River project, which is located in Elk county in the southeast of the state, will use 111 V90 1.8MW turbines.

A five-year service agreement is included in the deal. Commissioning and delivery are set for early 2012 and late 2011 respectively.

The project is being handled by TradeWind Energy, which has a strategic agreement with Enel. Enel handles turbine procurement as part of this.

TradeWind has a 20-year PPA with the Tennessee Valley Authority for the electricity produced by Caney River.