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remaining 25%. giving it access to a project pipeline totalling
Scatec currently operates 1,574 MW of solar gross 2.5 GW mainly across Asia and sub-Saha-
capacity worldwide, alongside 1,422 MW of ran Africa.
hydro and 39 MW of wind. It also has 320 MW of Scatec Solar aims to accelerate growth fur-
solar under construction and a project pipeline ther and to have a combined project pipeline of
of 670 MW of solar in development. 9.5 GW across solar, hydro, wind and storage.
Scatec bought Norway’s SN Power in 2020, ™Body first par.™

GE Renewable Energy to build wind farm

in Lâm Đong Province in Vietnam

VIETNAM GE Renewable Energy is to install 15 units of its Gilan Sabatier, regional leader for GE
4MW-137 wind turbines to the Cau Dat wind Renewable Energy’s onshore wind business in
farm in Vietnam’s Lâm Đồng Province. South Asia and ASEAN, said: “We thank Ocean
GE Renewable Energy said this week that Renewable Energy Joint Stock Company and
it had won contract from Ocean Renewable their leadership team for selecting GE on this
Energy to supply the turbines and to provide a project. The award of the Cau Dat wind farm
10-year full service O&M agreement for opera- further validates our commitment to Vietnam
tion and maintenance of the Cau Dat wind farm. and underscores our important contribution to
The GE 4.0-137 is a 4-MW wind turbine with the country’s energy transition.”
a rotor diameter of 137 metres and is an upgrade “We are delighted to sign this important deal
of GE’s 3-MW platform family. with GE Renewable Energy for our first wind
Ge said the turbines, which will have a hub farm project” said Do Van Binh, general director
height of 111.5 metres, are ideally suited to of Ocean Renewable Energy.
exploit the wind conditions in the mountain- “This project helps Lâm Đồng Province
ous range of Lâm Đồng Province in the Central contribute to the renewable energy goal of the
Highland region of Vietnam. country as well as [laying] the foundation for
This is GE’s first partnership with Ocean expansion of the project in the coming years.”
Renewable Energy. Both companies have been GE Vietnam has more than 1,600 employees
working closely for a year on wind farm design, in Vietnam and is the only wind OEM with a
layout, transportation and engineering. manufacturing footprint in the country.
Construction of the Cau Dat wind farm is As well as onshore wind, Vietnam offers con-
expected to be completed by the third quarter of siderable potential for offshore wind, and the
2021, which will provide immense benefits for world’s leading OEMs, such as Vestas and Sie-
the economy of the province through creating mens Gamesa, are all developing projects in the
jobs during the initial construction period and country.
ongoing employment opportunities in opera- The country has up to 309 GW of onshore
tions, maintenance and project support services and offshore wind potential, according to the
throughout the agreement period. World Bank. ™

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