“You have to remember that we have more than 3,000 people in China. So turbines for this market could be manufactured in China and shipped to Austra­lia from a Chinese cost perspective,” Engel tells Recharge on a visit to Australia.

“In 2010, ­Vestas sold more megawatts in China than all of the Chinese combined sold outside China.”

The Danish manufacturer has nearly 1GW of turbines installed in or planned for Australia.