Longyuan posted a net profit of 1.02bn yuan ($164m) for the January to March period, while revenue rose 12% to 4.9bn.

The company – part of the giant China Guodian Corporation – continued its apparently inexorable march towards the title of world's biggest wind-power owner during the quarter.

Longyuan ended the first quarter with an installed wind capacity of 13.63GW, up from 13.54GW