photo: N149/4.0-4.5 wind turbines at a German site
The Nordex Group, which merged with Acciona Windpower in 2016, recently received orders from several European countries.
Nordex Group entered the Latvian market in 2024 with an initial order for 109 MW, received a new order from Latvia in June: the group is going to supply and install 21 N163/6.X turbines for the Pienava wind farm, the largest wind project to date in the country, located in the municipality of Tukums, southwest of Riga, which totals 147 MW. Developed by Eolus, one of the largest renewable energy solutions developers in Scandinavia, the project has been sold to Latvenergo, Latvia’s state-owned energy company. The commissioning of the turbines is due for March 2027. The Nordex Group will then be in charge of the maintenance of the turbines as part of a maintenance contract with a term of 15 years.
Western Europe not left behind
What is more, Nordex Group also received orders totalling 135 MW in UK, Belgium and France at the end of June. It will be supplying and installing six N133/4800 machines and, for the first time in the UK, seven N163/6.X turbines for two wind farms in Scotland totalling 75.7 MW. The group will also deliver – for the first time as well – two N163/5.X turbines to a 11.8 MW wind farm in Belgium. In addition, seven N149/5.X turbines were ordered, representing a total amount of 39.9 MW, as well as two N117/3600 (7.2 MW) turbines, for two wind sites in France. The names of the customers and wind farms have not been disclosed. All contracts cover service and maintenance contracts for the turbines. Deliveries and installations of the turbines are scheduled to begin in mid-2026.
At the end of June as well, the project developer and operator SAB WindTeam ordered 13 N163/6.X turbines, with a total capacity of 91 MW, from the Nordex Group. The supply contract also covers comprehensive Premium Service for the turbines with a term of 20 years. The turbines, whose hub is 164 metres high, will be installed at the Fretzdorf site in Brandenburg, Germany. Installation works of the wind farm should start in the third quarter of 2026, and full commissioning of all turbines is planned for spring 2027.
“We’re proud to once again collaborate with SAB WindTeam on a project of this scale like the Fretzdorfer Heide wind farm. This initiative sends a clear message in support of Germany’s renewable energy expansion and sustainable progress in Brandenburg. By securing long-term service for the high-performance N163/6.X turbines, SAB WindTeam is ensuring reliable turbine availability throughout the operational phase,” says Felipe Villalon Waldburg-Zeil, Director Sales Region Central of the Nordex Group.
“We are pleased to be working with Nordex to implement a large wind farm at a forest site for which these turbines are ideally suited,” adds Lars Niebuhr, Managing Director of SAB WindTeam GmbH.
about the Nordex Group
The group has installed around 57 GW of wind power capacity in over 40 markets in its corporate history and generated consolidated sales of around EUR 7.3 billion in 2024. The company currently has more than 10,400 employees with a manufacturing network that includes factories in Germany, Spain, Brazil, India, USA and Mexico. Its product portfolio is focused on onshore turbines in the 4 to 6 MW+ classes which are designed to meet the market requirements of countries with limited available space and regions with constrained grid capacity.
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