China has launched its first offshore wind tender to include a price competition element, with a 200MW project off the coast of Shanghai up for grabs, said a local government statement.

The Shanghai government’ s June release of its 2019 municipal offshore wind development plan includes putting part of the Fengxian Offshore Wind Project out to tender.

Poised to be the third offshore wind farm off Shanghai city, the project in Hangzhou Bay plans to eventually install 400MW turbines in four blocks, two of which totaling 200MW are included in the first tender.