REpower Systems SE, a unit of Suzlon Group, has received a contract spreading across several years from wpd Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of project developer wpd AG.

Under the contract, the company will deliver 51 wind turbines to wpd Europe. The two companies also concluded a service and maintenance agreement (ISP) for a total of 15 years for several new projects of the company. The REpower MM92 turbines will be installed in six projects at Whittington, Springwood, White Pines, Napier, Sumac Ridge and Fairview. Each of the REpower MM92 turbines has a rated power of 2.05 MW.

The six projects will be commissioned in 2014 and are likely to be completed in the same year. There is a growing demand in Canada due to the 50 per cent domestic content requirement of the Green Energy Act and thus Repower is also planning to set up a new rotor blade manufacturing facility in Southern Ontario.

Andreas Nauen, CEO of REpower Systems SE, said: "The 105-MW contract again shows that the cold climate version of our MM92 is very well suited to the conditions on the Canadian wind market. With our announcement of rotor blade production in Ontario, we are expanding our presence in Canada - a wind market with great potential -- even further."