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A total of 60 MW capacity Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction offshore wind turbines installed at the Southwest Offshore Wind Power Demonstration Complex. (Photo by Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] As global offshore wind power operators target the Korean market, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has secured a long-term maintenance contract for the Jeju Hallim Offshore Wind Power project. Although it effectively lost the Incheon offshore wind power project to Ørsted, the world's No. 1 company from Denmark, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction is determined not to lose key markets such as Jeju and the southwestern sea.

On the 3rd, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction announced that it had signed a long-term maintenance contract for the Jeju Hallim Offshore Wind Power project with Korea Midland Power. The Jeju Hallim Offshore Wind Power project is the largest offshore wind farm development project in Korea, located offshore near Hallim Port in the northwest of Jeju City. The project owners are Jeju Hallim Offshore Wind Power Co., Ltd., composed of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), Korea Midland Power, Hyundai Construction, and Korea Electric Power Technology. EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) is jointly carried out by Hyundai Construction, KEPCO Technology, and Korea Energy Engineering & Technology.

Through this contract, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction will provide wind turbine maintenance services for 20 years starting from the completion of the wind farm in 2024. The contract amount is approximately 180 billion KRW. Previously, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction signed an equipment supply contract last year with KEPCO Technology to manufacture and install 18 units of 5.5 MW turbines, totaling 100 MW.

Park Hong-wook, Head of Power Service BG at Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, said, "Thanks to our achievements in supplying and operating wind turbines for the Jeju Tamna and southwestern sea offshore wind projects, we have been entrusted with the maintenance business following the supply of equipment for the Hallim offshore wind power project. Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction will further strengthen its position as Korea’s leading offshore wind power company through our track record and the domestically largest 8 MW offshore wind turbine model currently undergoing demonstration operation."

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction sources most of the parts required for manufacturing offshore wind turbines domestically, enabling rapid procurement. The remote operation center monitors all operating wind farms nationwide 24/7 to respond quickly to customer demands. Utilizing information and communication technology (ICT), it optimizes inventory management and has a system in place for swift action in case of failures. Thanks to this, it maintains a high operational rate exceeding warranty standards.

Meanwhile, in Europe, including Denmark and Norway, which are world leaders in offshore wind power, 12 MW offshore wind turbine models have already been commercialized, and Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction is accelerating its catch-up. Its 8 MW model is planned to be commercialized after obtaining international certification following trial operation. Currently, it holds 3 MW and 5.5 MW offshore wind turbine models.

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