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Siemens Gamesa to install 160-MW

wind farm in the Philippines

PHILIPPINES SIEMENS Gamesa has won a contract to supply, our local presence and accumulated proven
install and commission 32 onshore turbines for experience to exceed customer expectations,”
the 160MW Balaoi & Caunayan project in the said Jan Zwarteveen, Managing Director of Sie-
Philippines. mens Gamesa in the Philippines. “We are well
This will be the largest wind farm in the coun- positioned to support our customers and part-
try to date, signalling a revival of the wind indus- ners to accelerate the penetration of wind energy,
try which has seen no progress for a number of bringing low-cost electricity to many households
years. and creating job opportunities in communities
The company will supply 18 units of the SG as well as improving the local energy security
5.0-145 and 14 units of the SG 5.0-132 turbines. during the post-Covid green recovery,” he added
for the wind farm. Mart Huismans, Siemens Gamesa Southeast
The Balaoi & Caunayan wind farm will be Asia sales head said:
developed by Asian renewable energy compa- “We will continue to bring advanced products
nies UPC Renewables and AC Energy. Siemens and tailored renewable energy solutions to sup-
Gamesa has also signed a five-year contract for port our valued customers as more opportunities
operation and maintenance services to optimise are expected to arise in the Philippines as well as
the performance of the wind farm. other Southeast Asian markets.”
Siemens Gamesa installed its first project in Siemens Gamesa has installed 9.45 GW of
the Philippines in 2014, since when it has to date onshore turbines in China, Pakistan, Japan,
installed six projects totalling 259MW. South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philip-
The Philippines has now adopted a concerted pines, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand.
strategy to reduce its reliance on imported fossil It also installed Taiwan’s first offshore wind
fuels and has set a target of 35% for renewables power plant in 2019 (128 MW) and was selected
energy installations by 2030. as the preferred supplier for an additional 3 GW
“As the leading wind and hybrid solution of projects.™
provider in the Philippines, we have expanded

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