Vestas confirms major wind project in Thailand

Danish wind energy giant, Vestas Wind Systems, has received a 126 MW order for a large-scale wind park in Thailand, according to a statement on Tuesday.

Vestas will provide 70 units of the V110-1.8 MW turbine for the Had Kanghan project, located in the Songkla and Nakhon Si Thamarat provinces of Thailand.

The developer Energy Absolute PCL made the order with delivery and commissioning both scheduled for 2016.

Somphote Ahunai, Chief Executive Officer of Energy Absolute PCL, said: “As one of the leading renewable energy companies in Thailand, Energy Absolute PCL has found in Vestas the right partner for this project, a company with a proven track record of business case certainty and developing wind projects in emerging markets like Thailand… We believe the partnership with Vestas will bring huge success for us in our first wind power project.”

Chris Beaufait, President of Vestas Asia Pacific & China, said: “We are pleased that Energy Absolute has selected Vestas to partner with them for their first wind energy project, which will contribute to enhancing Thailand’s energy independence…With our technologically advanced 2 MW variant turbine and our unique tower crane solution, which is well-suited for this project, Vestas can provide Energy Absolute an superior annual energy production and low cost of energy, helping to secure business case certainty for their investment.”

This will be Vestas’ first large-scale wind park in Thailand, and the Had Kanghan project will be one of Southeast Asia’s largest wind enery projects.

Vestas is also contracted to supply a five-year service contract.