Siemens Gamesa wins wind turbine order from Ailes Marine

Siemens Gamesa SG 3.4-132 model wind turbine

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) today announced it has received the firm order from Ailes Marine, an affiliate of Iberdrola, for 62 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines for 496 MW Bay of Saint Brieuc offshore wind power plant.

This order also includes a 10-year agreement for turbine maintenance services, Siemens Gamesa said. The latest wind turbine order will be making Bay of Saint Brieuc Siemens Gamesa’s first firm offshore order in France, said Andreas Nauen, CEO of the Siemens Gamesa Offshore Business Unit.

Filippo Cimitan, managing director of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy France, said the main components of the 62 turbines of the Bay of Saint Brieuc offshore wind power plant will be produced at Siemens Gamesa’s planned offshore wind turbine factory in Le Havre.

The Bay of Saint Brieuc offshore wind power plant will produce the equivalent of the electricity consumption of 835,000 people.