GS Entek to Supply 37 Monopiles for Taean Offshore Wind Farm

Supplying to 504MW Wind Farm

Production Begins in 2027, Delivery by 2028

Annual Production Capacity Expanded to 150,000 Tons

GS Entek, a subsidiary of GS Global, will supply 37 monopiles to the 504MW Taean Offshore Wind Farm, which is being built off the coast of Taean, South Chungcheong Province.

Cheolhong Heo, CEO of GS Entec (left), and Clément Helbig de Balzac, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Taean Offshore Wind Project, are posing for a commemorative photo after signing a contract to supply 37 monopiles used in the Taean Offshore Wind Power Project at the Taean Wind Power Headquarters in Seoul on the 30th. GS Entec.

GS Entek announced on September 30 that it had signed a contract at the Taean Wind Power Headquarters in Seoul to supply 37 monopiles for use in the Taean Offshore Wind Power Project. Production will start in July 2027, with sequential deliveries expected to be completed by August 2028.

Monopiles are substructures for offshore wind power generators, welded into cylindrical shapes from large steel plates, and they support the wind turbine and tower. As they allow for lower manufacturing costs and shorter construction periods compared to jacket-type foundations, monopiles are widely used in offshore wind power projects.

The Taean Offshore Wind Power Project is being co-developed by global renewable energy developer Vena Energy, Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), and Korea Western Power. Construction is scheduled to start in 2028, with completion targeted for 2030. Once operational, the wind farm is expected to generate enough electricity to supply approximately 300,000 households for a year.

GS Entek entered the monopile business in 2022 after signing a technology partnership with Sif of the Netherlands. In 2023, the company supplied 64 monopiles to the Yeonggwang Nakwol Offshore Wind Farm Project.

Recently, GS Entek also completed an expansion of its production facilities, investing about 300 billion won. As a result, its annual production capacity has increased from 40,000 tons to 150,000 tons.

A GS Entek official stated, “Following our contract for the Yeonggwang Nakwol project, winning the bid for the Taean Offshore Wind Power Project demonstrates our capabilities in monopile manufacturing and supply. Based on our expanded production capacity, we plan to further increase orders for offshore wind power substructures both domestically and internationally.”

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