Siemens Gamesa named preferred supplier for 900 MW offshore wind project in Taiwan

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has announced that it has been named preferred supplier by Ørsted for 900 MW offshore wind projects in Taiwan. The projects are located in Ørsted's Greater Changhua zone, four offshore wind sites located between 35 and 60km from the shore of Changhua County with a total potential capacity of 2.4 GW.

SGRE will supply approximately 112 units of the Asia-Pacific variant of the SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine and a Service agreement. The turbine variant ensures that the SG 8.0-167 DD is tailored to meet local codes and standards regarding typhoons, seismic activities, 60 Hertz operation, as well as operation in high and low ambient temperatures. It has a rated capacity of 8.0 megawatts (MW), and a rotor with a 167-meter diameter. It has a swept area of 21,900 m2, and utilizes the SGRE B81 blades, each measuring 81.4 meters.

Subject to the agreement becoming a final contract, Siemens Gamesa will establish a nacelle assembly facility near Taichung Harbor. The facility is expected to be ready by 2021, ahead of the local content creation timeline as set by the Taiwanese government.

Wind turbine towers for the projects will be supplied locally through the partnership between CS Wind and Chin Fong in Taiwan, meeting the official requirements for local content on wind turbine components.

Subject to the signing of a power purchase agreement by the end 2018 and Ørsted’s final investment decision, which is expected in March 2019, offshore construction will begin in 2021.