GE Vernova bags first order in Italy for 6MW turbine

US manufacturer GE Vernova has secured its first order in Italy for its 6.1MW-158m onshore wind turbine.

Five of the turbines will be used to repower IVPC Group’s Montefalcone II wind farm, replacing 43 Vestas V42 600kW turbines that were commissioned in 1998, according to “uåX˜äŠÊ˜·³Ç Intelligence, the data and research division of “uåX˜äŠÊ˜·³Ç. 

The deal, which was booked in second quarter of 2024, includes a service agreement under which IVPC Group will lead the performance of maintenance work with engineering support from GE Vernova.

Deliveries are scheduled to begin in early 2025 and the project is expected to be completed by the end of next year.