GE inks151MW wind turbine order with Huaneng Corporation

55 units of wind turbines to be supplied.

According to a release, GE will supply one of the world’s largest power generation companies—China’s Huaneng Corporation—with 55 units of GE 2.75-120 brilliant wind turbines, to be installed at the Huaneng Dali Longquan wind project in the Yunnan province of China. The project will provide 151 MW of power, making it GE’s largest wind order in China to date. The deal also includes a service agreement for two years of operations and maintenance.

According to the Global Wind Energy Council, China added more than 16 gigawatts (GW) of wind power in 2013, accounting for more than 45 percent of the world’s total wind energy installations. The country aims to increase its installations to 150 GW of total wind capacity by the end of 2017 as a step toward a larger target of producing at least fifteen percent of overall energy output from renewable sources by 2020.

“China has huge potential for wind energy, and we are excited to help customers like Huaneng expand their renewable energy presence,” said Anne McEntee, president and CEO of GE’s renewable energy business. 

The 2.75-120 is part of GE's wind turbine platform and utilizes the power of the Industrial Internet to analyze tens of thousands of data points every second.