Blue Power Hires Turbine Construction Company

The company has selected the wind turbine manufacturer Vestas, to begin its project in Nicaragua.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Vestas received an order for the manufacture of 22 generating units of 1.8 MW each, for the wind project ‘La Fé’ (The Faith), which will generate 40 MW of energy and will be located in San Martin, Nicaragua.

The contract also includes maintenance of the turbines for five years and an operating system known as ‘Vestas Online Business SCADA’ which will start working when the plant starts operating.

The turbines are expected to be ready this year and to come into operation during 2012.

In a statement from Vestas, Joaquin Cuadra L, President of Blue Power & Energy, said "hiring a reliable supplier such as Vestas has helped the financing process, as Vestas provides confidence not only with banks but also with developers. We are very pleased to have Vestas as our wind turbines supplier. "

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