GE Renewable Energy to build first wind farm in Lâm Đồng Province, Vietnam

• 3 years ago (2021-02-23)
• David Flin

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GE Renewable Energy has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Ocean Renewable Energy Joint Stock Company to supply 15 of GE’s 4.0-137 wind turbines for the Cau Dat wind farm, the first wind farm in Lâm Đồng Province, Vietnam. The contract als0 provides a 10-year full-service O&M agreement for the wind farm.

The GE 4.0-137 is a 4 MW wind turbine with a rotor diameter of 137m. The turbines will have a hub height of 111.5m and are well suited to exploit the wind conditions in the mountainous range of the province.

This is GE’s first partnership with Ocean Renewable Energy. Construction of the Cau Dat wind farm is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2021.

Gilan Sabatier, Regional Leader for GE Renewable Energy’s Onshore Wind Business in South Asia and ASEAN, said: “We thank Ocean Renewable Energy for selecting GE on this project. The award of the Cau Dat wind farm further validates our commitment to Vietnam and underscores our important contribution to the country’s energy transition.”