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Sri Lanka’s 100-MW Mannar

wind farm nears completion

SRI LANKA CONSTRUCTION of Sri Lanka’s flagship 100- fibre cables, civil works pertaining to bird detec-
MW Mannar Wind Power Plant is close to tion radar systems, supply of employer’s project
completion, with state-owned utility CEB con- facilities and miscellaneous works/supplies for
fident that its pioneering wind farm will help social safeguarding commitments.
harness the country’s wind potential and reduce CEB projects that the Mannar wind farm
emissions. will avoid 285,000 tonnes per year (tpy) of CO2
The semi-dispatchable wind farm is expected emissions.
to supply more than 380mn kWh per year of The project will also be the first major addi-
electricity to the national grid at a price under tion of renewable energy to the national grid,
$0.05 per kWh. thus forming part of the government’s initia-
Access Engineering PLC (AEL), the subcon- tive to prioritise sustainable clean energy to the
tractor of the Mannar Wind Power Plant, said it national grid.
was close to finishing its work on the project. The country has just 152 MW of renewable
Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) launched capacity, according to CEB, most of which is
the project in March 2019, awarding a contract small hydro, solar and biomass.
to Vestas Asia Pacific to supply 30 3.45-MW The country has 2,115 MW of fossil fuel
turbines. The project has been built at a cost of capacity (coal and fuel oil), and 1,665 MW of
$150mn, funded in the main by a loan from the hydro, according to the Asian Wind Energy
Asian Development Bank (ADB). Association.
This project is the result of a major effort by In December 2020, CEB launched a request
CEB to develop large-scale wind power and to for proposals (RfP) for the construction of 60
develop the country’s monsoon wind systems. MW of new wind parks, each with an individ-
AEL carried out the design and construction ual capacity ranging from 1 MW to 10 MW and
of turbine foundations, buildings, road net- connected to the Madampe grid substation. The
works, cable trenches for medium voltage (MV) winning projects will receive 20-year power pur-
cable laying, supply and installation of optical chase agreements (PPAs) with CEB. ™

Vestas secures turbine order in South Korea

SOUTH KOREA DENMARK’S Vestas has received a 46-MW “It is encouraging to see South Korea’s ambi-
order from South Korea’s Yeongwol Eco Wind tions to increase the deployment of renewable
for the Yeongwol Eco Wind Project in South energy, and this project is an important step
Korea. towards that goal.”
The order includes 11 Vestas V136-4.2 MW “We would like to thank Yeongwol Eco Wind
wind turbines, as well as a 20-year Active Output Co., Ltd. for trusting Vestas for this project,”
Management 4000 (AOM 4000) service agree- said William Gaillard, vice-president of Sales of
ment for the wind farm. Vestas Asia Pacific. “The V136-4.2 MW wind
With the site located in complex hilly terrain, turbine is based on a proven platform and this
Vestas will deliver a customised solution with partnership also demonstrates Vestas’ technical
site-specific towers that meets the challenging and engineering expertise to tailor a suitable
transportation requirements. solution, working hand in hand with our cus-
At 132m in height, the project will feature the tomer to improve its business case”.
tallest hubs with a tubular steel tower yet to be Deliveries are expected to begin in the second
installed in South Korea. quarter of 2022, while commissioning is planned
The project will be located in Yeongwol-gun, for the fourth quarter of the same year.
Gangwon-do, in South Korea and is co-owned Vestas has so far supplied 136 GW of wind
with E1 Corporation and will be constructed by turbines in 84 countries and currently has ser-
Daewoo E&C, vice contracts for 117 GW of wind capacity.
“We remain committed to contributing to Vestas installed 12.4 GW in 2020, putting it in
South Korea’s 2050 carbon neutrality goal,” said third place globally behind GE with 13.53 GW
Purvin Patel, president and CEO of Vestas Asia and Goldwind with 13.06 GW, according to data
Pacific. from BloombergNEF.™

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