Siemens Gamesa has received a firm order from partners Macquarie’s Green Investment Group and Swancor Renewable Energy for the construction of the 376 MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm project in Taiwan.
The project, located in Miaoli county, will consist of 47 units of the SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine and construction is expected to begin in 2020. The park is situated close to the site of the first commercial offshore wind power plant in Taiwan, Formosa 1, which consists of a total of 22 SGRE offshore wind turbines with Phase 1 and Phase 2 combined.
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October 28, 2019
CSBC, DEME to construct 1,044 MW Hai Long offshore wind complex in Taiwan Strait
The Hai Long Offshore Wind (OFW) Project signed Balance of Plant (BOP) Preferred Supplier Agreement (PSA) with local company CSBC DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE). The Hai Long Project consists of Northl...
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October 18, 2019
Final wind turbine installed at Formosa 1 in Taiwan
Formosa 1 has announced the complete installation of all 20 wind turbines for phase 2 of the project. Formosa 1 is the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in Taiwan and will be able to...
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October 11, 2019
JERA to acquire 49% stake of 376 MW Formosa II offshore wind project in Taiwan
JERA Co., Inc. (JERA) has entered into an agreement with Macquarie Capital (Macquarie) to acquire an equity interest in an additional offshore wind power project in Taiwan. JERA will be acquiring...
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October 04, 2019
Vena Energy starts the commercial operations at 70 MW Mingus solar PV farm in Taiwan
Vena Energy has announced that the 70 MW Mingus solar project is fully operational. The project features 195,000 photovoltaic modules that span an area approximately 79.5-hectres, nestled in salt plai...
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September 24, 2019
Taiwan approves wpd investment in Yunlin offshore wind project
The Investment Commission of Taiwan has approved the planned investment by wpd for the development of 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind project. The project consists of 80 wind turbines with an...
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