Vestas to supply turbines for 1.3 GW floating offshore wind project in South Korea

The joint venture of Shell and HEXICON AB has selected Vestas as the preferred supplier for the 1.3 GW MunmuBaram floating offshore wind project in South Korea.

Vestas will provide and install 84 units of its V236-15.0 MW turbine, which will be built on floating foundations in an estimated 240 km2 site with sea depths ranging from 120 to 150 m. The company will also provide 20 years of service and maintenance after installation.

Srdan Cenic, Country Manager of Vestas Korea & Vice President, said: "As the largest announced floating project world-wide, MunmuBaram will place South Korea as a leading country in floating offshore wind”.