MHI Vestas has been selected as the preferred turbine supplier for the 300 MW Zhong Neng offshore wind farm in Taiwan, it has announced.
The company has signed an agreement with project sponsors, China Steel Corporation (CSC) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), to provide hardware for the project, which is due to start operating in 2024. It will establish a local supply chain in Taiwan on the back of the deal, it added.
“MHI Vestas has been an active and dedicated partner in the development of the local supply chain for more than two years. In close collaboration with our customers and the government, we are putting the finishing touches on the sector’s most ambitious localisation plan,” said Maida Zahirovic, MHI Vestas Business Director, Taiwan.
Local partnerships will be announced in the coming weeks, the company added.
