Suzlon to supply 44 turbines for wind project in Turkey

Wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy today said its subsidiary, REpower Systems AG, has bagged a contract for supply of 44 wind turbines for a project in Turkey.

The company has "concluded a contract with Al Yel Elektrik, a subsidiary of Akuo Energy SAS, for the delivery of 44 wind turbines for a project in Turkey," Suzlon Energy said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

The turbines will be installed at Geycek wind farm in Kirsehir province, East of Ankara, in Turkey.

"Turkey is a wind market with huge potential -- experts are speaking of volumes up to 20,000 MW -- which has barely been trapped so far," REpower Systems AG CEO Per Hornung said.
    
REpower Systems would be responsible for service and maintenance of the turbines over the first 12 years of operation, it said.
    
The wind turbines are set to be delivered in 2011 and will be commissioned shortly after, it added.
    
"We are very proud to announce the beginning of the construction of our largest wind farm in Turkey," Akuo Energy CEO Eric Scotto said.
    
The company, however, did not give financial details of the contract.
    
Shares of  Suzlon Energy were trading at Rs 72.05 on the BSE, up 2.93 per cent from its previous close.