LS Cable & System will equip the 708 MW Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan with 170 km of 66 kV submarine cables to an offshore wind farm off the coast of Yunlin Xian by 2020. The LS Cable is the first Korean cable maker to come to Taiwanese market.
The offshore wind farm is located around 8 km from the coast of Yunlin country. The Yunlin wind farm is built by YunNeng Wind Power Company, part of the Germany's wind power company, wpd group. The project features 80 units 8MW-capacity wind turbines.
With the construction of large-scale offshore wind farms, Taiwan is planning that by 2030, nuclear power plants will be phased out.
Country updates
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January 08, 2019
Ørsted halts development of 900 MW wind projects in Taiwan
Ørsted has announced that it is pausing and revisiting all activity related to the Changhua 1 and 2a wind projects in Taiwan, including project timelines and supply chain co...
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January 08, 2019
Taipower signs 20-year PPA deal with Swancor for Formosa 2 offshore wind project
The Taiwan Power Co (Taipower) has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Swancor Holding Co for its 376 MW Formosa 2 offshore wind project located off the coast of Miaoli Coun...
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January 08, 2019
JERA Co agrees to acquire 32.5% interest in Formosa 1 offshore wind project from Macquarie Capital and Swancor
JERA Co has entered into an agreement with Macquarie Capital and Swancor to acquire a combined 32.5% equity interest in the Formosa 1 offshore wind power project, located off the north-western co...
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November 25, 2018
MOU signed for O&M for Taiwanese wind farm
Hitachi, Ltd. announced that Hitachi and Changhua County Government, Taiwan have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the purpose of smoothly carrying out the operation and...
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November 12, 2018
Ørsted awards jacket foundation contract to Sing Da Marine Structure for the first 900 MW Greater Changhua Projects
Ørsted has signed a multi-million USD contract with Sing Da Marine Structure Corporation (SDMS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Steel Corporation (CSC). During 2020 and 2021 SDMS will suppl...
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