COPENHAGEN, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Danish wind turbine maker Vestas said its orders from China this year reached a record high as the country invests more heavily in clean energy, including wind power.
Vestas got an order for 58 turbines with total capacity of 49.3 megawatts from China and an order for seven turbines with combined capacity of 21 MW from Germany, it said on Wednesday.
'In 2010, Vestas has announced almost 1,000 MW worth of orders in China alone, which is a record high order intake for Vestas in this competitive market,' Vestas Wind Systems A/S said in a statement.
It got an order for its V52-850 kW and V60-850 kW turbines from Chongli Construction Investment Huashi Wind Power Company Ltd for the Jiaochekou wind farm in Chongli County, in China's Hebei province, Vestas said.
'The turbines are scheduled to be delivered in the second quarter of 2011,' Vestas said, adding that the Chinese deal includes delivery, installation and commissioning, an online control system and a service and maintenance agreement.
Earlier this year China announced a 5 trillion yuan ($736 billion) investment plan on clean energy in the next decade.
German energy firm Erneuerbare Energien Teetzleben GmbH & Co. KG placed an order for Vestas' newest turbine, the V112-3.0 MW, for its Breesen-Teetzleben wind farm in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Vestas said.
Delivery of those turbines is scheduled to be completed by mid-2011, and the deal includes supply, installation and commissioning, an online control system and a three-year service agreement, Vestas said.
It gave no value for either order, but as a rule of thumb turbine orders are worth around 1 million euros ($1.32 million) per MW.
(Reporting by John Acher; Editing by Louise Heavens) Keywords: VESTAS/ORDERS (john.acher@reuters.com; +45 2630 9650; Reuters Messaging: john.acher.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
Vestas got an order for 58 turbines with total capacity of 49.3 megawatts from China and an order for seven turbines with combined capacity of 21 MW from Germany, it said on Wednesday.
'In 2010, Vestas has announced almost 1,000 MW worth of orders in China alone, which is a record high order intake for Vestas in this competitive market,' Vestas Wind Systems A/S said in a statement.
It got an order for its V52-850 kW and V60-850 kW turbines from Chongli Construction Investment Huashi Wind Power Company Ltd for the Jiaochekou wind farm in Chongli County, in China's Hebei province, Vestas said.
'The turbines are scheduled to be delivered in the second quarter of 2011,' Vestas said, adding that the Chinese deal includes delivery, installation and commissioning, an online control system and a service and maintenance agreement.
Earlier this year China announced a 5 trillion yuan ($736 billion) investment plan on clean energy in the next decade.
German energy firm Erneuerbare Energien Teetzleben GmbH & Co. KG placed an order for Vestas' newest turbine, the V112-3.0 MW, for its Breesen-Teetzleben wind farm in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Vestas said.
Delivery of those turbines is scheduled to be completed by mid-2011, and the deal includes supply, installation and commissioning, an online control system and a three-year service agreement, Vestas said.
It gave no value for either order, but as a rule of thumb turbine orders are worth around 1 million euros ($1.32 million) per MW.
(Reporting by John Acher; Editing by Louise Heavens) Keywords: VESTAS/ORDERS (john.acher@reuters.com; +45 2630 9650; Reuters Messaging: john.acher.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.