MHI Vestas and Swancor finalise contract
Published by Sarah Smith,
Assistant Editor
Energy Global,
MHI Vestas confirmed a purchase agreement with Swancor to source several key blade manufacturing components locally in Taiwan. This contract strengthens Swancor’s presence in the offshore wind sector and will deliver substantial value to the Taiwanese economy through knowledge sharing, jobs and direct investment.
The scope of the Swancor contract goes beyond local requirements for blade materials and covers a significant percentage of the direct materials value of overall blade manufacturing (including pultruded carbon plates, resin, and bonding glue).
This is the second purchase agreement signed by MHI Vestas related to blade production in Taiwan, following selection of Tien Li Offshore Wind Technology Co., Ltd. to manufacture blades in a new facility to be built near Taichung Harbour.
MHI Vestas has been awarded firm contracts for the Changfang and Xidao projects developed by CIP (total combined capacity of 589 MW), as well as preferred supplier status for the 300 MW Zhong Neng project developed by CSC and CIP.
This contract will support up to 570 jobs1 in blade material provision to Taiwan between 2020 and 2025. Additionally, up to NT$850 million in economic value (gross value added) will be added to the Taiwanese economy from blade material production and induced value.2
MHI Vestas, along with CIP, is committed to delivering value to Taiwan across all components of turbine manufacturing. Beyond recent progress on blades and blade materials, MHI Vestas has also signed contracts in Taiwan for switchgear, cables, tower production and castings.
- Figure supplied to MHI Vestas by BVG Associates in assessment of the total number of jobs created, measured in FTE (full time equivalent) job years, including direct, indirect and induced jobs, in the localisation scope of MHI Vestas for 900 MW of volume in Taiwan, between 2020-2025. ©BVG Associates 2020
- Figure supplied to MHI Vestas by BVG Associates in assessment of the economic impact created, including direct, indirect and induced value, from the localisation scope of MHI Vestas for 900 MW of volume in Taiwan, between 2020-2025. ©BVG Associates 2020
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