Hsinyuan Wind Energy Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of wpd, and Financial institution SinoPac, a Taiwanese financial institution, have closed the financing for wpd’s Hsinyuan wind farm in Taiwan. The wind farm, positioned in Yunlin County in Lunbei District, contains six Vestas V136 generators with a capability of 4.2 MW every and has already been constructed and commissioned. Monetary shut occurred on 18 March 2024.
wpd has been energetic in Taiwan since 2005 and has been implementing wind and photo voltaic vitality tasks with its personal crew since 2016. The corporate has already put in over 200 onshore wind generators within the nation. With skilled groups and presently round 90 specialists, wpd Taiwan has glorious experience not just for the operation of current vegetation, but additionally for the implementation of the sturdy mission pipeline of presently 275 MW of onshore wind and 50 MWp of PV tasks.
“Our Hsinyuan mission takes benefit of the wonderful circumstances for wind vitality on the west coast of Taiwan,” mentioned Ralf Ketteler, Head of Worldwide Mission Finance at wpd. “With a hub top of 112 m, the six generators aren’t solely presently the biggest onshore wind generators within the nation, but additionally make an extra necessary contribution to the success of Taiwan’s vitality transition.”
It’s anticipated that Hsinyuan will formally transition to industrial operation in 2Q24. As soon as that is achieved, wpd’s general put in capability of onshore wind energy in Taiwan will formally exceed 500 MW, additional strengthening wpd’s main place within the Taiwanese renewable vitality sector.
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