XEMC Starts Construction on Pinghaiwan Offshore Wind Project

Chinese company, Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Group Co., Ltd. (XEMC) said it is to start the construction of a 50MW Pinghaiwan offshore wind project this month.

The EUR 131 million (CNY 1.112 billion) project, located in Fujian province in eastern China, comprises 10 XEMC’s  5 MW offshore wind power turbine generators.

In 2011, the company’s subsidiary, XEMC Darwind, installed a 5MW prototype at the test site in Wieringermeer, which was followed by the installation of another prototype in Fujian Province the next year.

The Province plans to develop a total of 500MW offshore wind capacity at several locations by the end of 2015.