In the early morning of July 4, as the blades of No.9 Wind Turbine of the Three Gorges Jiangsu Dafeng Offshore Wind Power Project slowly rotated, the first batch ofChina’s currently farthest offshore wind turbines from thhe coast were connected to the grid, which marks an important step in China’s offshore wind power development towards farther and deeper seas.

The Jiangsu Dafeng 800MW offshore wind power project of the Three Gorges Group is located in the northeast marine area of Dafeng District, consisting of four sites: H8-1#, H9#, H15#, and H17#. Among them, the center of the H8-1# site is 80 kilometers away from the shore, and the farthest point is 85.5 kilometers from the shore, making it the farthest offshore wind power project connected to the grid in China at present.

Liu Yu, the person in charge of the project, introduced that Dafeng 800MW offshore wind power project will realize full-capacity grid connection by the end of December. It is expected to generate more than 2.6 billion kilowatt-hours of clean and green electricity annually, which can meet the annual consumption of about 1.1 million three-person households, injecting strong impetus into the continuous improvement of the energy structure and the construction of a new energy system.