Siemens Gamesa secured two more turbine deals in the Vietnamese market, including one for what it says is the largest nearshore wind farm in the Asian nation that is fast emerging as a key market for western OEMs.

The latest contracts for 75MW and 90MW projects at the Tan Thuan and Thai Hoa wind farms, respectively developed by Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 2 of Vietnam and Pacific Corporation, will both see deliveries of the OEM’s SG 5.0-145 machine.

Tan Thuan is the largest nearshore wind farm under development in Vietnam, according to Siemens Gamesa, which has already signed deals for three other such projects.

Siemens Gamesa signed its largest single order so far in Vietnam in March for 113MW.

The Southeast Asian nation is rapidly emerging as fertile ground for global wind OEMs, thanks to what Siemens Gamesa said will be up to 11GW of new wind capacity potentially added by 2025.

Its developments span onshore turbines – some in remote, hard-to-access site – and nearshore, or intertidal developments. Full-blown offshore wind is tipped to arrive off the nation’s coasts soon, with several large projects already in development.

Rival OEM Vestas is also highly active in Vietnam, and the Danish group recently labelled Vietnam as the most exciting regional wind market.

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Siemens Gamesa to equip Vietnam's 'largest nearshore wind farm'