Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth largest wind energy company, has bagged a new contract in Uruguay with a 65 MW project. The project, located in the southern Department of Colonia in Uruguay, is developed by Rouar S.A., a unique joint venture between UTE - Uruguay’s state-owned utility, and Brazilian utility Eletrobras - the largest in Latin America.
The wind farm will be supplied with 31 units of the S95 - 2.1 MW wind turbine with a hub height of 90 meters, part of Suzlon’s S9X portfolio optimized for medium to low wind regimes. Suzlon will be responsible for full EPC delivery for the project, scheduled for completion in September 2014.
Suzlon Group comprises of Suzlon Energy and its subsidiaries, including Repower Systems SE. Suzlon Energy is leader in wind energy in the India, which is world’s fifth largest wind energy market. Its business model has range of services that include development, manufacturing, marketing, EPC project delivery and operations and maintenance of wind turbine generators around the world.
