Siemens is to supply a total of 130MW to three wind farms in the Basilicata region of southern Italy.

It will equip the plants with a total 42 direct-drive D3 units made up of SWT-3.0-113 and SWT-3.2-113 turbines by the end of 2016.

The Italian regulatory authority Gestore Servizi Energetici has prescribed an awarding procedure for wind farms with capacities greater than 5MW since 2012.

In this process, developers offer the greatest possible discounts from the defined base rate of €127/MW/h of power that is generated.