Siemens Gamesa wind turbines no worse than others, Sweden's Eolus says

Eolus AB (publ)

28/06/2023 15:16

By Nora Buli
       OSLO, June 28 (Reuters) - Swedish wind farm developer
Eolus Vind on Wednesday said technical issues seen with turbines
delivered by Siemens Gamesa are no more frequent than other
manufacturers and that it is receiving components for new
projects as scheduled.
    "We currently have 61 turbines with Siemens technology under
construction in Sweden. Components are currently being delivered
to all sites according to programme," a spokesperson for Eolus
Vind said.
    Siemens Gamesa parent Siemens Energy  ENR1n.DE  last week
withdrew its 2023 profit outlook, citing failure rates at its
newer onshore wind turbine models that will cost more than 1
billion euros ($1.1 billion) to fix and sent its share tumbling.
    Eolus said it had not experienced any serious quality issues
with the Siemens Gamesa turbines in its ongoing construction
projects so far.
    "Siemens is one of the most respected suppliers in the
industry and we are always in close and constructive dialogues
with them regarding performance and potential issues," the Eolus
spokesperson said.
    The Swedish company currently operates 19 Siemens Gamesa
turbines across five operational wind farms.
    Eolus has not experienced any higher frequency of issues
with Siemens Gamesa models compared with similar component
suppliers, all of whom "experience some issues at the moment",
she said.
    "There is always a risk that there will be technical issues
from time to time in an industry that has grown so fast and
where the technical development has been huge during the last
decade," the spokesperson said.
    Other wind farm developers also downplayed problems with the
Siemens Gamesa turbines.

 (Reporting by Nora Buli, editing by Terje Solsvik)
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