World’s most powerful wind turbine selected for Belgium’s largest offshore wind park

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind won the competitive tender process and was awarded the contract for the 370 MW Norther offshore wind power plant in Belgium. The project is owned by Norther N.V. a JV between Elicio and Boreas with three sponsors Elicio N.V. (50%), Eneco (25%) and Mitsubishi Corporation (25%). When commissioned in 2019 the Norther project will be Belgium’s largest wind power plant.

For additional details, please refer to the MHI Vestas Offshore Wind press release published on www.mhivestasoffshore.com under “Media and news”.

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind is a joint venture between Vestas Wind Systems A/S (50 percent) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) (50 percent). The company’s sole focus is to design, manufacture, install and service wind turbines for the offshore wind industry.

The project will be delivered by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and will not enter into the order backlog of Vestas Wind Systems A/S.

For more information, please contact:
Stewart Mullin Director Marketing, Communication and Public Affairs
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind
Tel: +45 2246 1230
Mail: stmin@mhivestasoffshore.com