Taiwan Offshore Wind Projects Move Forward

All five developers that were awarded capacity in Taiwan’s latest offshore wind tender have submitted their contracts to the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs.

The five tender winners were originally announced in August 2024 with a total of 2.7GW in offshore wind capacity.

They include Synera Renewable Energy’s 800MW Formosa 6, Shinfox’s 700MW Youde, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ 600MW Fengmiao 2, Corio and TotalEnergies’ 360MW Formosa 3, and Enervest’s 240MW Deshuai projects. Grid connection for the round 3.2 projects is expected between 2028 and 2030.

The Ministry said that it will now start the review process for the projects in accordance with relevant regulations. Those developers who fail to meet requirements and sign the contract will have their wind farm qualification and capacity revoked. The site space and capacity will be included in future tenders.

If the projects are approved, they will be commissioned and connected to the grid between 2028 and 2030.

Taiwan’s goal is to reach 5.7GW of offshore wind capacity by the end of 2025. The offshore wind target was extended in 2019 to 10GW between 2026 and 2035, and again in 2021 to 15GW by 2035. At the end of 2024, offshore wind capacity totaled 2.5GW.