CGN takes a bet on winds of change

State-owned nuclear giant aims to diversify beyond its traditional sector to offshore

China General Nuclear Power Corp said on Thursday its first offshore wind power project is in the final stages of going online - as it also unveiled its ambition to diversify to other businesses beyond nuclear power.

Located about 25 kilometers from the coast of the eastern part of Rudong in Nantong, Jiangsu province, the offshore wind project has 38 units with a combined capacity of 152 megawatts.