PTI reported that REpower Systems SE has concluded a contract with WPD Europe GmbH,a subsidiary of project developer WPD AG,for the delivery of 51 wind turbines.
The company in a statement said that as part of this,a service and maintenance agreement for a total of 15 years for the new projects was also concluded.
It said that the REpower MM92 turbines,each with a rated power of 2.05 MW,are intended for six projects Whittington,Springwood,White Pines,Napier,Sumac Ridge and Fairview to be constructed and commissioned in 2014.
To serve its growing business presence in Canada and to meet the 50 per cent domestic content requirement of the Green Energy Act,REpower also announced setting up a new rotor blade manufacturing facility in Southern Ontario.
Mr Andreas Nauen CEO of REpower Systems SE said that"The 105 MW contract again shows that the cold climate version of our MM92 is very well suited to the conditions on the Canadian wind market.With our announcement of rotor blade production in Ontario,we are expanding our presence in Canada a wind market with great potential even further."
