MHI Vestas has been selected by Hibiki Wind Energy to supply turbines to the 220MW Hibiki-nada offshore wind farm off Japan.
The developer said it had chosen the V174-9.5MW model for the project.
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A spokesman for MHI Vestas confirmed that the company is in line to provide V174 turbines for the wind farm, but declined to give any more details at this stage.
Hibiki Wind Energy won a tender run by the government of Kitakyushu City in 2017 to develop the project.
The developer is a consortium of Kyuden Mirai Energy (30%), J-Power (40%), Hokutaku (10%), Saibu Gas (10% and Kyudenko (10%).
Construction is planned to start in 2022.