At least four 4MW turbines are due to be installed at two projects by the end of 2016, with a third project also due to enter first-phase construction.

But despite this early stage of development, the windows of opportunity for foreign investors, suppliers and service providers may already be closing.

“The next six to 12 months will be critical from a market-entry viewpoint,” says Daniel Alexander Hein, managing director of Shanghai-based consultancy Movena and business adviser for Japanese certification outfit ClassNK.