Siemens has bagged its third wind power order from Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation, a wind power developer in Japan.
Headquartered in Tokyo, Eurus Energy Holdings is building the 41.6 megawatt Eurus Higashi Yurihara wind power plant in Yurihonjo city – located in the north of the mainland Honshu.
As per the wind turbine deal, Siemens will provide 13 direct drive wind turbines of the type SWT-3.2-101 rated at 3.2 megawatts each. Eurus Energy Holdings is aiming to start the commercial operation of the wind farm in spring 2018.
Thomas Richterich, CEO Onshore at Siemens Wind Power and Renewables Division, said: “Japan’s energy market is experiencing a liberalization of electricity retailing and the outlook for future wind power business is very promising.”
Since 1999 Siemens has installed a total of 200 MW in Japan, receiving its first orders for direct drive wind turbines in 2013 for the Eurus Akita Port wind farm. The company supplied the Eurus Yurikogen wind power plant with 17 direct drive wind turbines of the type SWT-3.0-101.