Zhong Neng construction completed
The wind farm produced first power in June, and a full grid connection is expected by the end of the year.
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Taiwan: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and China Steel Corporation (CSC) have marked the completion of the construction of the 300 MW Zhong Neng offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The project was constructed by a team led by Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP), CIP’s offshore wind development partner, and the local Copenhagen Infrastructure Service company, the global service provider to CIP.
“The project was completed ahead of time and to the highest localisation requirements and is another example of how our investments make a meaningful contribution to the local energy transition, creating local growth and jobs and delivering healthy and stable returns for our investors”, said Mads Skovgaard Andersen, Partner at CIP.
Zhong Neng received local content plan approval from the Taiwan government in November 2019, and offshore construction began in March 2023 with the installation of pin piles for the jacket foundations. A year later, CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) completed the placement of the jacket foundations and the accompanying pin piles, while the foundation work was performed by Green Jade, the first Taiwan-built offshore wind installation vessel.
In May 2024, the first Vestas V174-9.5 MW wind turbines were installed. Last month, the last unit was placed on its foundation at the site located 17 kilometres off the coast of Changhua County. The project produced its first power in June, and a full grid connection is expected by the end of the year.
Source: offshorewind.biz
