Goldwind（金风科技）has agreed to supply turbines for the 89.7MW DKT1 wind project in Thailand, marking a new order from Wind Energy Holding (WEH) for a project already under construction in the country’s northeast.
The agreement covers 23 Goldwind GWH182 turbines, each rated at 3.9MW, for the Dan Khun Thot Wind One, or DKT1, project in Thepharak district of Nakhon Ratchasima province. The turbines will be installed on 156-metre hybrid towers, bringing the project’s total capacity to 89.7MW.
The configuration is significant because it combines a large-rotor turbine with taller towers for a site where wind conditions and transport constraints require a tailored engineering approach. Goldwind’s GWH182 platform is designed for medium- and low-wind-speed markets, while hybrid towers can be assembled in sections on site rather than transported as a single oversized structure.
DKT1 is being developed by WEH and is the first of four planned wind projects with a combined capacity of 299.1MW. WEH broke ground on DKT1 on June 30 and has said the project is targeted to enter commercial operation in December 2027.
For Goldwind, the order adds to its presence in a market where renewable-energy developers are beginning to pursue more complex wind sites. The company has operated a Thai subsidiary since 2013, providing turbine sales, installation and operations-and-maintenance services. Its recent Thai projects have also used the GWH182 platform and hybrid-tower solutions.
The deal is more meaningful than a simple equipment shipment. A turbine supplier’s competitiveness in lower-wind markets increasingly depends on whether it can adapt the machine, tower and construction plan to local conditions. Larger rotors can improve energy capture at modest wind speeds, while taller towers allow turbines to access stronger and steadier wind resources higher above the ground.
That approach is particularly relevant in Southeast Asia, where wind development has often been constrained by more variable wind resources, difficult terrain and local infrastructure limits. The region’s growing electricity demand and renewable-energy targets are creating opportunities, but project economics remain highly sensitive to engineering choices and long-term operating performance.
Goldwind’s DKT1 order therefore illustrates how Chinese wind suppliers are moving beyond standard turbine exports. The opportunity lies in combining equipment with site-specific design, construction coordination and lifecycle service. For Thai developers, that can make projects viable in locations that would otherwise be difficult to develop; for Chinese manufacturers, it creates a route to longer-term participation in overseas renewable-energy markets.