Ørsted starts offshore construction of Taiwan wind farms
Ørsted has begun the offshore construction for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan.
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Taiwan: Ørsted has begun the offshore construction for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The project will deliver 920 MW of clean energy, thus contributing to Taiwan’s energy transition goal.
Ørsted was awarded the project in June 2018. In July 2020, it signed a 20-year fixed-price corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) for a corporate customer to offtake the full production of the wind farms.
Per Mejnert Kristensen, President of Region APAC at Ørsted, commented: “The commencement of offshore construction for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 demonstrates Ørsted’s unwavering commitment to developing, constructing, and operating large-scale offshore wind farms in Taiwan.”
Since the final investment decision in March 2023, the company has begun the manufacturing of the key components, completed civil work of the onshore substation, and started mobilising vessels to prepare the offshore construction.
The wind farms are expected to complete offshore installation by the end of 2025 and be fully connected to the grid in 2026. Once completed, Ørsted will reach a combined operational offshore wind capacity in Taiwan of nearly 2 GW. The company has 9.9 GW of operational offshore wind capacity installed across three continents, with an additional 8.4 GW of offshore wind under construction.
Source: Ørsted
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