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“Sustainable localisation also requires suffi- along with additional capacity for storage of
cient sites for offshore wind project activities to components. The building is also equipped with
be carried out safely. The Fortune site is a suitable an overhead crane and adequate load-bearing
location for some of the ground-breaking man- capacity, to transport large offshore wind turbine
ufacturing work MHI Vestas is bringing to Tai- components around the site.
wan. This will be a key central location for MHI This lease agreement comes in the wake of
Vestas’ activities in Taiwan and we are pleased to multiple supply chain contracts that have been
secure the space.” signed by MHI Vestas in Taiwan to meet the
Changfang and Xidao (CFXD) wind farm demand from CIP’s Changfang & Xidao Off-
chief executive officer Dennis Sanou said: shore Wind Project, including for local supply
“Through the co-operation, it is also hoped that of blades, transformer, blade materials (bonding
we may follow Changfang and Xidao Project and glue, resin, pultruded carbon plates), towers,
MHI Vestas to promote international market switchgear, rotor hubs, hub plates, nacelle base
outside Taiwan. By combining the advantageous frames, low voltage cabinets, UPS systems and
export performance accomplished by Fortune, PCM assembly.
we may promote our electrical products and At present, MHI Vestas is the only wind
services to the international green energy gen- turbine manufacturer to procure blades, trans-
eration market in the future.” former, blade materials, switchgear and cables
The Fortune site comes with space for assem- from within Taiwan.™
bly of turbines, warehouse and office space,

Vestas wins 328MW order for

two wind projects in Australia

AUSTRALIA VESTAS has secured a 328-MW deal for two Power Generation is a valued customer to Vestas
wind projects in Victoria, Australia from devel- globally and we look forward to building upon
oper Global Power Generation, a subsidiary of our existing partnership”.
Naturgy Group. “As a successful previous partner of the Aus-
The order includes the supply and installation tralian Capital Territory’s renewable energy
of 52 V136-4.2-MW wind turbines for the Ryan auction, Vestas is pleased to deliver stage two of
Corner Wind Farm, as well as the engineering, Berrybank Wind Farm and support the ACT’s
procurement and construction of 26 V136- vision for a sustainable future”, said Peter Cowl-
4.2-MW wind turbines for the second stage of ing, head of Vestas Australia and New Zealand.
Berrybank Wind Farm. “Vestas is the largest installer and maintainer
In addition to this, the second stage of Ber- of wind generators in Australia. Our 327-MW
rybank Wind Farm is one of the successful pro- partnership with Global Power Generation
jects under the Australian Capital Territory’s reinforces our commitment to Australia’s clean
2019-20 renewable energy auction. energy transition”.
It will be Vestas’ fifth Australian project to “Global Power Generation is pleased to
be initiated through a government renewable continue its partnership with Vestas as OEM
energy auction scheme. of choice, and long-term maintenance service
Upon completion, Vestas will commence a provider for Ryan Corner and Berrybank wind
15-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM farms stage one and two,” said Pedro Serrano,
5000) service agreement for both projects. chief business development officer, Global
With an energy-based availability guarantee, Power Generation.
the service agreements will maximise energy The two projects are set to provide electricity
production and provide Global Power Genera- to approximately 120,000 homes. In addition,
tion with long-term business case certainty. the projects will create almost 500 jobs during
“We are proud that customers from all their construction.
around the world turn to Vestas for our leading Delivery of the turbines for both projects is
technology, market experience, broad service anticipated to occur in the third quarter of 2021,
solutions and, ultimately, the best return on with commissioning scheduled for the third
investment for their wind project”, said Clive quarter of 2022.™
Turton, president of Vestas Asia Pacific. “Global

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