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ENERCON to supply first 5.5MW turbines

for largest onshore wind farm in Vietnam

VIETNAM GERMANY’S ENERCON is to supply its “When we started four years ago, the ambi-
first E-160 EP5 E2 wind turbines to Vietnam’s tion of ENERCON to change [the] energy land-
400MW Ea Nam wind farm. scape in Vietnam was there. However, none
ENERCON signed the deal with local devel- of this would have been possible without the
oper TRUNGNAM Group, which aims to build strong commitment of the government, and the
the country’s largest onshore wind farm. The outstanding performance of our customers,”
facility in Dak Lak Province is due to be com- says Van Hung Albert, ENERCON’s local sales
pleted in 2021. manager.
ENERCON said that the E-160 EP5 E2 model “TRUNGNAM Group in particular, who is
featured a 5.5MW direct-drive permanent mag- leading the wind energy development in Viet-
net generator capable of producing more than nam, has been a major contributor to ENER-
21,500MWh at sites with an average wind speed CON’s success.”
of 7.5m/s. Nguyen Tam Tien, general director of
The turbine comes with the patented modular TRUNGNAM Group, commented: “ENER-
steel tower, which has already proved its success CON has proven itself as a reliable partner with
in Vietnam with the first successful installation top quality standards. As proven in the numer-
of this tower type in recent months. ous projects we have undertaken together, they
“By introducing our latest technology, we have supported us by making the latest techno-
are increasing the feasibility of the projects logical developments available. Today our pro-
under the current FiT-scheme and are also well jects include the E-103 EP2, the E-126 EP3, the
prepared for the projects beyond 2021, when a E-138 EP3 E2, and now the E-160 EP5 E2. We
new regulation is expected to apply,” said Steffen are very pleased to pursue further developments
Brauns, regional sales manager Asia-Pacific. and make Vietnam the renewable energy leader
“With the new E-160 EP5 E2 we are bringing in Asia-Pacific.”
the wind industry in Vietnam to a new level. The In addition to providing the latest technology,
turbine will not only feature the biggest rotor ENERCON has supported a number of develop-
diameter, but also the largest generator capacity ers by co-operating for financial solutions and
to be installed in 2021 in Vietnam.” providing all necessary support to lead projects
In addition to the E-160 EP5 E2, the project to success.
will consist of a number of ENERCON’s 4MW “Today the customer’s focus is not only on the
class E-138 EP3 E2, of which a total of 98 units product. It is the package of our product com-
will be installed throughout Vietnam in 2021. bined with a wide scope of services, which we
With the current ongoing installations and are offering to developers. This is resulting in
the new order intake well exceeding 1GW, Viet- successful projects that we see in Vietnam today,”
nam will play a major role as a core market in said Steffen Brauns. ™
ENERCONs future global strategy.

Vestas wins Vietnam wind order

VIETNAM VESTAS has secured an order for seven of its and challenging site conditions.
V150-4.2MW turbines for the 29MW Soc Trang Vestas will work closely with the customer to
7 wind farm in Vietnam. handle the complexity of planning and execut-
Vietnamese developer Soc Trang Energy ing the intertidal project, and will supervise the
Joint Stock Company, a subsidiary of Xuan Cau installation of the turbines, strategically placed
Company, placed the order for seven turbines, to exploit the full potential of the Mekong Delta
which will feature customised towers placed on region’s favourable wind conditions.
reinforced onshore foundations raised above sea “Having won over 1GW of new wind projects
level in the shallow near-shore waters. in Vietnam, this deal underlines the confidence
This will be Vestas’ ninth intertidal order that our customers have in us and our ability to
since winning its first intertidal contract in Viet- develop wind energy solutions for complex and
nam less than a year ago in December 2019. challenging environments,” said Clive Turton,
Vestas said that the deal underlined its abil- president of Vestas Asia-Pacific.
ity to provide site-specific solutions for complex “Vestas is proud to partner with local

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