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Vestas completes first

locally produced V174-9.5-

MW blade in Taiwan

TAIWAN VESTAS has together with Taiwan’s Tien Li Off- Asia-Pacific has not been without challenges,
shore Wind Technology (Tien Li) produced the but with the help from our launch team from
first V174-9.5-MW blade at its facilities in Tai- Ahmedabad, India and support teams from all
wan, achieving another milestone in localisation over APAC and Denmark we have overcome
of the V174-9.5-MW offshore turbine in Taiwan. these challenges.”
The blades will be installed in 2022 at Copen- “The completion of the first locally produced
hagen Infrastructure Partners’ Changfang off- V174-9.5-MW blade is a huge achievement
shore wind project and are the result of close for Taiwan’s growing wind industry,” said Alex
collaboration with local suppliers and invest- Robertson, general manager at Vestas Taiwan.
ments in local capabilities. “Vestas continues to invest substantial resources
The first blade, weighing 35 tonnes and in developing our supply chain in Taiwan, with
measuring 85m in length, uses materials pro- the blade’s production being the most tangible
duced in Taiwan and was manufactured in the result.”
210,000-square metre manufacturing facility Vestas has been active in the Taiwan market
located in Taichung, central Taiwan. The facil- for more than two decades, with the first V47
ity, which currently employs over 400 people, is installed in 2000. Vestas is currently working on
ramping up production to meet demand from an offshore project capacity of almost 1.2 GW in
announced offshore wind projects in Taiwan. Taiwan. Currently, there are 125 Vestas employ-
“Blades are the most technically complex part ees in Taiwan.™
of our turbine to manufacture,” said Michael
Balvers, COO at Vestas Asia Pacific. “Produc-
ing these offshore blades for the first time in

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