Vestas wins 15-year servicing deal in Italy

ITALY: Vestas has sealed a 15-year service contract from FRI-EL Green Power for four Italian projects with a total capacity of 192MW.

The deal cover Vestas V52 turbine

The projects, which are located in Campania, Apulia, Sardinia and Basilicata, use V90 3MW and 2MW, and V52 850kW wind turbines.

The contract includes Vestas's 'Active Output Service Management' service option, consisting of a guarantee that the turbines will be running when the wind is blowing.

Earlier this month, FRI-EL signed a deal with Vestas for eight V112 3MW turbines to go to its Gorgoglione project in the Basilicata region.

Speaking about the servicing deal, Josef Gostner, Vice President and CEO, FRI-EL Green Power said: "The renewal of these four advanced service contracts, taking place after the recent signature of the Gorgoglione contract for the first V112 wind power plant in Italy, is yet another sign of our solid partnership with Vestas."