Nordex awarded 111 MW project in South Africa

DGAP-News: Nordex SE / Key word(s): Incoming Orders2015-03-25 / 08:45---------------------------------------------------------------------Hamburg, xy March 2015. Nordex SE is broadening its market position inSouth Africa with the award of a further firmly financed order for a totalof 111 MW. The turn-key project located in the south of the country willhave 37 N117/3000 turbines, making it the first one in South Africa to befitted with Generation Delta turbines.With wind speeds averaging around 8 m/s at the site, the turbines will beable to produce 424 GWh of clean electricity after being installed.Accordingly, the wind farm will achieve an above-average capacity factor ofmore than 43%."The establishment of a local company in 2012 marked an important strategicstep forward in our efforts to position ourselves in the emerging SouthAfrican market. In this way, we are able to handle local projects moreswiftly and competently," explains Lars Bondo Krogsgaard, a member ofNordex SE's Management Board.In the first round of bidding, Nordex Energy South Africa (Pty) Ltd. hadbeen awarded the 100 MW "Dorper" project, the 80 MW "Kouga" project and the134.4 MW "Amakhala" project. Including the project it is announcing today,Nordex has secured a total of 425.4 MW, equivalent to around 20% of thetotal of 1,983 MW allocated in the first three auctions.In addition to sales, local project management and turbine service, NordexEnergy South Africa (Pty) Ltd. is also helping people who are at adisadvantage for cultural / historical or health reasons via the NordexEducation Trust. This Trust helps them to gain access to education in aneffort to facilitate integration.---------------------------------------------------------------------2015-03-25 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - aservice of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de---------------------------------------------------------------------Language:    English                                                     Company:     Nordex SE                                                                Erich-Schlesinger-Straße 50                                              18059 Rostock                                                            Germany                                                     Phone:       +49 381 6663 3300                                           Fax:         +49 381 6663 3339                                           E-mail:      info@nordex-online.com                                      Internet:    www.nordex-online.com                                       ISIN:        DE000A0D6554                                                WKN:         A0D655                                                      Indices:     TecDAX                                                      Listed:      Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated                Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover,               Munich, Stuttgart                                             End of News    DGAP News-Service  ---------------------------------------------------------------------  337091 2015-03-25