China Guodian Completes Largest Offshore Tidal Flats Windfarm Project in China

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources China (Beijing, China)--Following the commissioning of the Phase II, 50-megawatt (MW) project on November 23, 2012, China Longyuan Electric Power Corporation Limited's (Beijing) 150-MW Rudong Offshore Tidal Flats Demonstrative Windfarm was completed. Together with the 32-MW experimental, tidal flats windfarm commissioned in Rudong, in the Jiangsu province, Longyuan Electric Power's total installed capacity for the offshore windfarm has reached 182 MW, the largest of its kind in China, according to an announcement from its parent company, China Guodian Corporation (Beijing), on December 3, 2012.

The Longyuan Rudong windfarm, which is located at the Dong Huan Bund of Rudong County in eastern China's Jjiangsu province, is the first offshore, tidal flats demonstrative windfarm developed by China Guodian Corporation, and the first offshore, tidal flats demonstrative windfarm in China.

The project received approval from the National Development and Reform Commission on December 6, 2010. The project is built in two phases. Phase I of the project involves 17 sets of 3-MW wind turbines made by Sinovel Wind Group Company Limited (SH:601558) (Beijing) and 21 sets of 2.38-MW wind turbines made by Siemens. Construction of Phase I kicked off on June 21, 2011, and was completed at the end of 2011. Phase II of the project is adopted with 20 sets of 2.5-MW wind turbines made by Xinjiang Goldwind Technology Company Limited (SZ:002202) (Urumqi, Xinjiang). Construction of Phase II kicked off in July 2012 and began operations in November 2012, after four months of construction.

As reported, the demonstrative project will be able to supply about 375 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean electricity to the grid every year upon completion. Its annual utilization will be more than 2,500 hours. Based on the price of about $0.12 per kWh, the project will yield economic benefits. Compared with conventional thermal power, the project could save about 110,000 metric tons of standard coal and reduce the emission of 247,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide every year. Both social and environmental benefits of the project are notable.

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