Construction on China Three Gorges Group's Kushui No. 4 Windfarm Begins in Hami

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources China (Beijing, China)--Construction on Phase I of China Three Gorges Group New Energy Company Limited's (Beijing) Kushui No.4 Windfarm began in Hami City, in northwest China's Xinjiang autonomous region, on November 2, 2011. The foundation excavation for the first batch of four wind turbines was then completed on November 3, 2011, according to an announcement from Sinohydro Engineering Bureau 7 Company Limited (Chengdu, Sichuan), the construction contractor of Kushui No.4 Windfarm, on November 4.

Three Gorges New Energy Company awarded the construction contract to Sinohydro Bureau 7 through competitive bidding on October 25, 2011. The construction team for Sinohydro Bureau 7 moved to the site on October 30. So far, Sinohydro Bureau 7 is working on the excavation foundation for other wind turbines. According to the contract, Sinohydro Bureau 7 will be responsible for the erection, foundation construction and installation of pre-stressed anchors for 40 wind turbines in Phase I of the windfarm.

The Kushui No.4 Windfarm is at the east Gobi of Luotuo Quanzi in Yandun District, which is about 120 kilometers southeast of Hami city and elevated about 1,135 to 1,395 meters above the sea level. The windfarm is part of the 3,300-megawatt (MW) wind power concession bidding project organized by the National Energy Administration (NEA) in 2010. Three Gorges New Energy Company, together with Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Company Limited (SZ:002202) (Urumqi, Xinjiang), won the concession rights for the project in November 2010. Total investment in the project will be about $240 million.

According to the concession of the NEA, the windfarm will be furnished with 80 Goldwind wind turbines, each of 2.5 MW, in two phases. Construction of the project is expected to be completed in 2012.

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