38MW wind farm for southern Spain

Alstom Ecotècnia, Alstom's wind power business unit, today announced the signing of a contract with Spanish renewable energy group Elecdey for the installation of a new wind farm in southern Spain

The Sierra Lácera 38MW wind farm will be built in Yecla, in the region of Murcia, and will consist of 23 units of Alstom's Ecotècnia 80 (Eco 80) wind turbine. Work started in May and are due to finish in December of 2009.

Under the terms and conditions of the contract, worth approximately €40m (£35m), Alstom Ecotècnia will deal with the supply, transport and installation of the wind turbines, as well as their maintenance during the first operating years. Elecdey's contractor EYRA will build all the wind farm infrastructure. The project has been financed by Caixa Catalunya and the Spanish Official Credit Institute through a syndicated credit.

"This contract enables Alstom and Elecdey to further strengthen Spain's wind industry, which has an ever more crucial role to play in meeting the country's demand for energy," said Alfonso Faubel, vice president for Alstom Wind.

With the installation of this wind farm, Alstom Ecotècnia widens its presence in the Spanish wind market, which ranks third after USA and Germany in terms of installed base. Alstom Ecotècnia has an important presence in Spain with five factories and more than 1500 MW installed, represented by more than 1400 wind turbines in 57 wind farms.