Vestas has received a 46 MW order from Yeongwol Eco Wind for the Yeongwol Eco Wind Project in South Korea. Co-owned with E1 Corporation and to be constructed by Daewoo E&C, the project will be located in Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon-do, in South Korea.
With the site located in complex hilly terrain, Vestas will deliver a customised solution with site-specific towers that meets the transportation requirements. At 132m in height, the project will feature the tallest hubs for wind turbines installed with a tubular steel tower in South Korea. The order includes eleven Vestas V136-4.2 MW wind turbines, as well as a 20-year service agreement. Deliveries are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2022, while commissioning is planned for the fourth quarter of the same year.