Vestas has received orders for a total of 187 MW consisting of 220 units of the V52-850 kW wind turbine for two wind power projects in China.
The orders, placed by Datang Chifeng Saihanba Wind Power Co and Yilan Longyuan Wind Power Co, comprise 152 and 68 units respectively. Both companies are state-owned utilities and developers and are among the “big five” in China’s electrical power sector. The orders comprise supply and commissioning of the turbines with delivery due to begin in the autumn of 2007, and commissioning at the end of 2007 and early 2008.
The projects are located in the provinces of Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia in the northern and north-eastern part of China.