Erciyas Çelik Boru A.Ş, is one of Turkey’s leading manufacturers and top exporters of spiral-welded steel pipes. It has signed an agreement to construct a wind power plant using 16 V112-3.3 MW wind turbines, yielding 52MW. The site, at Kavalki will be ready for turbine installation in the first quarter of 2014. They will be commissioned in the second quarter of 2014.
Kavakli is in the southern province of Balikesir in Turkey. The contract includes delivery, installation and commissioning of the wind power plant, plus a five-year AOM4000 full scope availability/maintenance agreement.
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Erciyas Çelik Boru A.Ş, said
”Vestas’ V112-3.3 MW was able to outperform our expectations and therefore we are proud to announce the very first wind power plant in the country with one of Vestas’ newest products.”
Vestas are also pleased to have been selected. Juan Araluce, Executive Vice President, CSO, Vestas Wind Systems A/S, commented:
“Being chosen as turbine supplier and service provider from a new entrant in the sector is a reward for our commitment to wind power development. Moreover, it proves the trust that our products and services have earned during the last thirty years enabling Vestas to secure the customers the best cost of energy as well as good and stable performance throughout the turbines’ lifetime. As the leading wind turbine manufacturer in Turkey, we look forward to new exciting wind projects.”
Olcayto Yigit, General Manager, Vestas Turkey, said:
“We are fully confident that our recently launched V112-3.3 MW turbine will allow our customers to harvest wind in a very profitable way.”
The Kavakli RES wind power plant will have an estimated annual production of about 193,000 MWh per year, which will save the environment from over 95,000 tons of CO2 emissions each year. It will provide enough electricity for the residential electricity consumption of more than 390,000 people in Turkey.
