Siemens Gamesa has won a 78MW turbine order for a nearshore wind project in Vietnam.
The company will supply 18 SG 5.0-145 units for the Hiep Thanh wind farm project, located 1-3km off the coast of Tra Vinh province.
Commissioning of the wind farm is expected in the third quarter of 2021.
Siemens Gamesa will also service the turbines for 10 years.
EcoTech Tra Vinh Renewables JSC and its investors, Janakuasa Pte, Ecotech Vietnam, Climate Investor One (managed by Climate Fund Managers) and ST International, are developing Hiep Thanh.
Siemens Gamesa teamed up with PowerChina Huadong Engineering, an engineering and construction company in China’s offshore wind sector, to deliver an EPC package to the developer consortium.
The SG 5.0-145 turbines will be among the largest turbines on the Vietnamese market when operational.
The transaction is the fifth nearshore wind project in Vietnam that Siemens Gamesa is supplying with its turbines and takes the total amount of capacity the company has secured in the country to 252MW.
Siemens Gamesa chief regions officer Enrique Pedrosa said: “We’re pleased to see the Vietnamese government accelerating the development of renewable energies, which will be essential for a post Covid-19 economic recovery and meeting long-term energy and climate goals.
“Siemens Gamesa is well positioned to support our partners in Vietnam with our leading-edge engineering capabilities and strong project execution team for business success and clean energy transition.”