Siemens signs 81MW Philippines deal

17 July 2013 by Shaun Campbell

PHILIPPINES: Siemens has secured its first order in the Philippines with a contract to supply and install 27 direct drive SWT-3.0-101 turbines for the Caparispisan wind project in the far north of the country.

The project will use Siemens 3MW turbine

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The deal includes a five-year service agreement with the installation and commissioning of the turbines scheduled for 2014.

Operational wind capacity in the Philippines currently stands at only 33MW but is set to expand rapidly in the next few years with the government setting a 500MW target by 2020.

The Siemens announcement comes less than a month after Vestas was commissioned for an 87MW deal.

"We are delighted to have won our first order in the Philippines to support the further development of its renewable energy," said Siemens Wind Power Asia Pacific CEO Kay Weber.