DGAP-News: Nordex SE / Key word(s): Sales Result/Alliance Nordex helps Uruguay reach 1,000 MW installed capacity 11.10.2016 / 15:30 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nordex helps Uruguay reach 1,000 MW installed capacity - Nordex is commissioning the largest wind farm in Uruguay (142 MW) to date - The manufacturer also supplied and commissioned the first turbine installed in Uruguay, back in 1999 Hamburg, 11 October 2016. The Nordex Group, a wind turbine manufacturer with more than 20,000 MW installed capacity globally, has made wind history in Uruguay. The country reached 1,000 MW of wind power connected to the grid with a N117/2400 MW turbine, which was the 13th to be commissioned at the "Pampa" wind farm. Nordex thereby strengthens its support of wind energy in Uruguay and maintains its firm commitment to this market, 17 years after having also installed the first wind turbine in the country, a N27/150 KW model, in 1999. In the words of Patxi Landa, CSO of Nordex SE: "We are very proud to be part of the realization of UTE's vision of changing the energy landscape in Uruguay. This, a country in which we have installed more than 300 MW to date, and we intend to continue increasing that figure." The country expects to surpass 1,300 MW of installed capacity by the end of 2016 and continue growing the contribution by wind energy to the country's power grid, aiming to supply 38% of its power consumption from wind in 2017. Nordex has installed a total of 309 MW in Uruguay in four different wind farms: Juan Pablo Terra (67 MW), Florida (50 MW), Melowind (50MW) and Pampa (142 MW). 209 MW of these capacity were supplied on a turnkey basis. As part of its broad service offering, Nordex is also providing operation & maintenance services for 100% of its installed capacity in the country. The manufacturer has currently around 5,000 employees, close to 50 of them working at the company's subsidiary in Uruguay. During the installation of "Pampa", 450 people are employed at the site. The Nordex Group - a profile The Group has installed around 20 GW of wind energy capacity in over 25 markets. In 2015, Nordex and Acciona Windpower generated combined revenues of EUR 3.4 billion. The company currently employs a workforce of almost 5,000. The joint manufacturing capacity includes factories in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the United States and India. The product portfolio is focused on onshore turbines in the 1.5 to 3.6 MW class, which are tailor- made for market requirements in developed and emerging markets. For more information, please contact: Nordex SE Ralf Peters Phone: 040 / 300 30 - 1000 [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.10.2016 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service 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. Archive at 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: [email protected] 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, Tradegate Exchange End of News DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 510739 11.10.2016