The onshore order – for 10 of Alstom’s ECO110 turbines, rated at 3MW each – comes from a unit of the GS Group, a Korean conglomerate, whose Power & Services unit is a significant independent power producer in the country.

The 30MW Gimnyeong wind farm will be built on Jeju Island, which lies in the Korea Strait, and is slated for full operation by the end of the year.