China's first offshore wind farm with largest single-capacity turbines connected to grid for power generation in Fujian

ZHANGZHOU, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The phase II project of Zhangpu wind farm, China's first offshore wind farm with the largest single-capacity turbines, was connected to the grid for power generation on Thursday. The project, built by China Three Gorges Corporation, is located about 30 kilometers from the coastline of Zhangpu County.

With a total installed capacity of 400 megawatts, the wind farm project will be able to generate 1.6 billion kWh of electricity annually, meeting the annual electricity consumption needs of 680,000 households and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 1.36 million tonnes.