The Danish Energy Agency has backed an operations and maintenance tie-up between China’s Datang Renewable and Vestas.
The Letter of Intent commits Datang Renewable and Vestas to enter into commercial negotiations about repairs and ongoing O&M of two existing wind farms.
Datang Renewable will also prioritise Vestas as a supplier of products and services.
The agreement is part of a pilot export scheme under the auspices of the DEA and the Export Council in collaboration with Vestas and six Danish suppliers to the wind industry – Mita-Teknik, CC Jensen, Hove, Danfoss, Dafa and Lund & Sorensen.
Vestas group senior vice president & head of global service Christian Venderby said: “We have in recent years seen a significant expansion of wind energy in China and we are now entering a phase where there is a need to focus on the maintenance of the turbines.
“This allows energy production is maintained at a high level, and the expected return on investment is achieved.”
DEA, the Export Council, Vestas and the six subcontractors are also in negotiations with another Chinese energy giant called SDIC.
Image: Vestas V112 3MW wind turbines (Vestas)
