Recently, the fourth-phase upgrade project at CECEP Manjing Wind Farm successfully completed the foundation pouring for its first wind turbine. It has become the first wind farm repowering project in Zhangbei to complete a turbine foundation pour, marking the project's official entry into the main construction phase.
As the Group's first wind farm repowering project, the initiative is a key quality and efficiency improvement project undertaken by CECWPC in response to national policies encouraging the upgrading and renovation of wind farms that have been connected to the grid for more than 15 years or have individual turbine capacities below 1.5 MW. The project involves dismantling outdated, low-capacity turbines and their supporting facilities, optimizing the wind farm layout, and upgrading equipment efficiency. Upon completion, the installed capacity will increase from the original 49.5 MW to 199.5 MW, effectively unlocking the potential of existing wind power resources and significantly improving clean energy utilization in North China. It serves as a model for the renovation of aging wind farms.
Zhangbei has now entered the low-temperature construction season of autumn and winter, with frequent strong winds, temperature drops, rain and snow, leaving a tight construction schedule and heavy workload. To address the challenges of winter construction, the North China Regional Company has made thorough plans and precise arrangements. All project team members have risen to the challenge and worked hard to overcome difficulties. They have refined the special winter construction plan, maintained strict quality and safety controls, strengthened construction management, and optimized coordination between work procedures. Making the most of the critical construction window before winter, the team successfully completed the first turbine foundation pour in a single operation through technical briefings, full-process on-site supervision, and standardized work procedures, overcoming the challenges posed by low-temperature conditions.
Going forward, CECWPC will efficiently advance construction of turbine foundations, the booster station, power transmission lines and other project facilities, striving to deliver a model wind farm repowering project and support the region's transition and upgrading toward new energy.
