EDF Energies Nouvelles Commissions 67.5 MW Mexico Wind Farm

French renewable power company EDF Energies Nouvelles SA (EEN.FR) Wednesday said it has commissioned the Mexican wind farm La Mata La Ventosa, which has a total installed capacity of 67.5 MW.

MAIN FACTS:

- La Mata La Ventosa wind farm is situated in the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico, in the Tehuantepec Isthmus where wind resources are particularly favorable, the company said.

- It comprises 27 turbines with a capacity of 2.5 MW each, supplied by US manufacturer Clipper Windpower (CWP.LN).

- The electricity generated by the wind farm will meet the consumption needs of a number of stores owned by retailer Walmart Mexico, with whom a 15-year electricity supply agreement has been signed under the self-supply regulations of Mexico.

- EDF Energies Nouvelles is 50% owned by French state-controlled utility group Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR).

- By Paris Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; [phone]; [e-mail]