Swedish renewable energy company OX2 has placed two orders with Nordex SE to supply a total of 70 N175/6.X wind turbines for projects in Finland, the German wind-turbine manufacturer said on Tuesday.
The two orders also include a premium contract for the maintenance and service of the wind turbines for a period of 35 years.
Nordex said that the first investment decision in the Nordic region based on the N175/6.X, a new variant from the Delta4000 series, has been made for two wind projects totalling 472 megawatts (MW).
The Honkakangas project in the Central Ostrobothnia region of Finland will include 16 turbines, while the Rajamäki project in South Ostrobothnia will have 54 turbines, the company added.
The company said that the turbines will feature 162-metre tubular steel towers and cold climate adaptations, with the Honkakangas turbines also equipped with an anti-icing system for better performance in icy conditions.
Installation is scheduled for 2026-27, with the wind farms set to be commissioned in 2027-28, Nordex added.
Commenting on the contract, José Luis Blanco, chief executive of the Nordex Group, said, “We are very pleased to have been awarded the contracts to supply our latest and most powerful turbine type for these large projects – now for the first time also in the Nordics.”
Source: dpa.com