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Vestas wins 50MW order for

intertidal wind project in Vietnam

VIETNAM VESTAS has secured a 50MW order from Viet- in our solutions, and showcases Vestas’ poten-
namese EPC developer Bac Phuong JSC for the tial to help scale this business case within the
second phase of the Dong Hai 1 intertidal wind tight timeline of Vietnam’s [feed-in tariff] FIT
project. policy,” said Clive Turton, president of Vestas
This project win comes after Vestas was Asia-Pacific.
awarded the first phase of the project in Decem- “This is Vestas’ seventh intertidal win,
ber 2019. demonstrating our ability to develop wind
With this second phase in place, the 100MW energy solutions for projects close to shore to
Dong Hai 1 intertidal wind project will be the capture the unblocked wind resources from the
largest intertidal wind project in Vietnam to sea, and we are excited to support our partners in
date. conquering this space.”
To optimise energy production for the site’s The order also includes a 10-year Active
specific wind conditions, Vestas will supply and Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) ser-
supervise the installation of 13 V150-4.2MW vice agreement, designed to maximise energy
wind turbines, with 10 turbines in 3.8MW and production for the project. With a yield-based
three turbines in 4.0MW operating modes. availability guarantee, Vestas will provide the
The project will also feature customised tow- customer with long-term business case certainty.
ers placed on reinforced onshore foundations Turbine installation is expected to be com-
above sea level. pleted in the third quarter of 2021.
Located in shallow waters close to shore in At the start of July, Vestas said it had secured
Bạc Liêu Province, both phases of the Dong Hai an 84MW order to install 20 of the same V150-
1 wind farm are strategically placed to exploit 4.2MW wind turbines in Vietnam.
the full potential of the Mekong Delta region’s The order, for an undisclosed customer, took
favourable wind conditions. Vestas’ orderbook for its V150-4.2MW model in
“We are pleased to have the opportunity to Vietnam to over 600MW since the first order in
continue working with Bac Phuong JSC in the March 2019.
largest intertidal wind project in Vietnam to Vestas has so far installed 115 GW of wind
date. Securing the order within eight months of turbines in 81 countries, making it the world’s
the first award both validates the company’s trust leading supplier of turbines.™

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