Hitachi wins 1st offshore wind power system deal abroad

May 1, 2018

Taipei- Japanese machinery giant Hitachi Ltd. has clinched its first overseas order, from Taiwan Power Co., for an offshore wind power generation system.

It received the order, worth 25 billion New Taiwan dollars, jointly with Jan De Nul Group, a marine engineering firm in Luxembourg, Hitachi said on Monday.

The deal covers the construction and installation of 21 wind turbines, and the operations of and maintenance work for them for five years. Two-thirds of the total contract value is for Jan De Nul and the remaining one-third for Hitachi.

Hitachi will supply its wind turbines, which the firm says can withstand stormy weather, for installation off Changhua County in central Taiwan. The 21 turbines, with a total output of 109.2 megawatts of electricity, are expected to go into commercial operation at the end of 2020.

The Taiwanese government is accelerating the introduction of renewable energy, including wind and solar power, as it aims to end nuclear energy use by 2025.

Hitachi hopes to win more offshore wind turbine contracts in Taiwan. Hitachi President Toshiaki Higashihara has said that the company wants to leverage its achievements in Taiwan for exporting its wind turbines to other typhoon-prone areas in Asia. Jiji Press