Doosan Heavy Industries Completes Wind Power Plant 2 at Changwon Headquarters... Expanding Wind Power Production

[Asia Economy Reporter Suyeon Woo] Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction is accelerating the expansion of wind power generation capacity in line with the government's renewable energy policy.

On the 26th, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction announced that it recently completed the Wind Power Plant 2 at its headquarters in Changwon to prepare for an increase in offshore wind power orders and the production of large 5.5MW wind turbines. At this facility, the nacelle and hub, which are key components of offshore wind turbines, will be assembled and performance verification will be conducted before shipment.

With this, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction can produce about 30 offshore wind turbines annually through the existing Wind Power Plant 1 and the newly completed Plant 2. The new plant applies a digital smart factory system, enabling more efficient production and quality control.

After changing the existing Renewable Energy Business Unit (BU) to the Wind Power BU in December last year, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has been rapidly expanding its offshore wind business by establishing new teams including the mass production design team and increasing manpower.

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has completed the Wind Power Plant 2 at its headquarters in Changwon to expand its wind power generation facilities. A nacelle frame is being delivered for the production of wind turbines at the Changwon Wind Power Plant 2. Photo by Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction

Park Inwon, Head of Plant EPC BG at Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, said, "With the completion of Wind Power Plant 2, we can respond to the rapid expansion of the domestic offshore wind market and actively cope with the trend of larger wind turbines. As the market is expected to expand, we will further strengthen a virtuous cycle of co-growth with domestic partners and actively lead the revitalization of the domestic wind industry ecosystem."

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, which started its offshore wind business in 2005, currently has 3MW and 5.5MW offshore wind turbine models, and plans to commercialize an 8MW model in 2022. The localization rate of parts, which was about 30% in the early stages of the business, has recently increased to over 70%. The company is currently cooperating with about 400 major domestic companies and has placed orders for parts worth approximately 100 billion KRW over the past year.

According to the government's 'Renewable Energy 3020' policy, about 12GW of offshore wind power is expected to be newly installed domestically by 2030. In terms of market size, about 66 trillion KRW is expected to be invested in the construction of wind farms alone, and about 46 trillion KRW will be invested in the operation of these farms over 20 years after construction.

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