Nordex right on course in Pakistan

DGAP-News: Nordex SE / Key word(s): Incoming Orders2015-08-24 / 08:58---------------------------------------------------------------------New customer places 50 megawatts order for 20 wind turbines Hamburg, 24 August. Uptrend in South Asia: Nordex SE has obtained anotherorder in Pakistan. The manufacturer is supplying 20 N100/2500 turbines witha total capacity of 50 megawatts for the Gul Ahmed wind farm. The owner ofthis project is a new customer, Gul Ahmed Wind Power Limited, a subsidiaryof Gul Ahmed Energy Limited.The wind farm is situated in a semi-desert area in the south of Pakistan,near the city of Jhimpir and the Arabian Sea, where temperatures climb ashigh as 44 degrees. As for other projects in Pakistan, Nordex is supplyingthe "Hot-Climate" version of the turbines, which are especially designedfor such environmental conditions. This version of the N100/2500 makes itpossible to obtain the largest possible energy yield at this IEC-2 site. This call-off means that Nordex has converted five frame contracts for 50megawatts each into firm orders. "This underlines the dependability of ourpartners and the confidence placed in us," says Nordex CEO Lars BondoKrogsgaard.The Gul Ahmed family has been operating in Pakistan in different areas ofindustry, including textile industry and infrastructure, for more than 60years. Gul Ahmed Energy Limited, an existing 136 megawatts IndependentPower Producer company, has entered the growing renewables market inPakistan. Nordex has been active in Pakistan since 2012 and has so farinstalled turbines with a total capacity of around 150 megawatts. Themanufacturer is the market leader, with a share of almost 60 percent of thestill young but expanding Pakistan wind energy market.About NordexAs one of the technological leaders in multi-megawatt wind power systems,Nordex is benefiting from the trend in favour of large-scale turbines. TheGeneration Gamma range comprises the N90/2500, N100/2500 and the N117/2400,which is one of the most efficient series turbines for light-wind regions.To date, over 3,600 of these turbines have been produced. With GenerationDelta, Nordex is now offering the fourth generation of its provenmulti-megawatt platform (N100/3300, N117/3000, N131/3000). Nordex hasinstalled more than 6,000 turbines with an aggregate capacity of over10,000 MW all around the world. With exports accounting for around 70percent of its business, Nordex SE also plays a key role in internationalhigh-growth regions. The Company has offices and subsidiaries in 22countries around the world The Group currently has around 3,000 employeesaround the world.---------------------------------------------------------------------2015-08-24 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  ---------------------------------------------------------------------  388753 2015-08-24