Vestas secures its largest onshore wind project to date in Japan with 134 MW order from Invenergy
News release from Vestas Asia Pacific
Seoul, 24 September 2024
Vestas has secured a 134 MW order from Invenergy, for the Inaniwa Wind Energy Center in Iwate prefecture in Japan. It is Vestas’ largest onshore order to date in the Japanese market.
The order includes supply and supervision of installation of 32 units of V117-4.2 MW wind turbines, as well as a 20-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement, designed to ensure optimised performance and long-term business case certainty for this valuable partner.
“We are pleased to partner again with Invenergy in Japan and provide our industry-leading wind energy solutions for milestone project, which is the largest onshore wind project to date for Vestas in Japan. By leveraging our expertise and knowledge in wind, we look forward to further contributing to Japan’s carbon neutrality goal, through collaborations with our customers”, says Purvin Patel, President, Vestas Asia Pacific.
“Invenergy continues to advance a pipeline of projects in Japan to meet the needs of customers and communities as the demand for carbon-free power increases,” says Masa Oya, SVP and Head of Japan at Invenergy. “We are proud to work with Vestas on this sizeable order and look forward to delivering another clean energy project in Japan that contributes to the country's clean energy goals and invests in communities.”
Deliveries are expected to begin in the first half of 2027, while commissioning is planned for Q1 2028.
Since its first turbine installation in 1993, Vestas has installed more than 1,180 MW of wind turbines in Japan.
For more information, please contact:
Megumi Sakuma
Marketing & Communications Manager
Mail: mgskm@vestas.com
Tel: +81 90 6723 5325
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