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EDF Energies Nouvelles commissions a 164 MW wind farm in Mexico

EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the commissioning of the Bii Stinu wind farm, with a capacity of 164 MW, by its Mexican subsidiary, EDF EN Mexico.

The Bii Stinu wind farm is located in the very windy Oaxaca region in southern Mexico, where EDF EN Mexico already operates the La Mata Ventosa wind power plant (67.5MW). This new park has 82 wind turbines with a unit power of 2 MW, supplied by the Spanish manufacturer Gamesa.

The wind farm is co-owned by 50%, by EDF EN Mexico and by the Mitsui&Co, Ltd group, through its Mexican subsidiary MIT Renewables Mexico.

The electricity produced by the plant will be purchased by a group of international and Mexican groups (Arcelor Mittal Steel Lazaro Cardenas, Walmart Mexico, Grupo Modelo, Grupo Herdez and Continental Automotive Guadalajara), with whom a 15-year electricity supply contract was signed.

With this new commissioning, the capacities installed by EDF Energies Nouvelles in Mexico amount to 231.5 MW gross to which are added an additional 160 MW currently under construction.

About EDF Energies NouvellesEDF Energies Nouvelles is an international leader in renewable electricity with an installed capacity of more than 9 GW gross worldwide. Its development is mainly focused on wind power and photovoltaic solar power. Mainly present in Europe and North America, EDF EN continues its development by taking a position in new promising markets and in new countries such as South Africa, Brazil, Chile, China and India. The Company, which is strongly positioned in the offshore wind sector, is also present in other renewable energy sectors: marine energies, biogas and biomass as well as in distributed energies. EDF EN ensures the development and construction of renewable energy projects as well as their operation and maintenance, for its own account and on behalf of third parties. EDF Energies Nouvelles is the subsidiary of the EDF group dedicated to the development of renewable energies.

Press ContactsManon of Cassini-Hérail ▪ Tel: +33 {0} 1.40.90.48.22 ▪ e-mail: manon.decassini-herail@edf-en.com
Clarisse Placidoux ▪ Tel: +33 {0} 1.40.90.49.46 ▪ e-mail: clarisse.placidoux@edf-en.com