MHI Vestas confirms 330-MW offshore wind turbine order from Dong

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has officially received an order from Danish utility Dong Energy for the supply of 8-MW turbines for the 330-MW Walney Extension West offshore wind project in the Irish Sea.

The 50/50 joint venture between Denmark’s Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CPH:VWS) and Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (TYO:7011) confirmed the now unconditional order on Wednesday, saying it will deliver 40 pieces of the V164-8.0 MW turbine model for the project. The machines will utilise a power mode to deliver a maximum output of 8.25 MW, it noted.

“This will be the second project to use the V164-8.0 MW and our order backlog together with DONG Energy now stands at 588 MW,” MHI Vestas’ CEO Jens Tommerup said.

The agreement with MHI Vestas includes a five-year full-scope service contract. The company mentioned that the blades for the project will be made at its facility on the Isle of Wight.

Dong made the final investment decision for the 660-MW Walney Extension offshore wind project in late October. Before that, in February 2015, it split the scheme into two phases and picked MHI Vestas’ giant machine for the first one, known as Walney Extension West. In turn, Germany’s Siemens will supply 47 of its 7-MW turbines for the Walney Extension East scheme.

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