Taiwan Targets 2025: Yunline Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan With 640 MW Capacity Fully Operational
Taipei, Taiwan - In recent years, the Taiwanese government has increasingly focused on the expansion of offshore wind energy in order to diversify its energy supply. Now another offshore wind farm in the Taiwan Strait has been connected to the grid.
Yunneng is a joint venture between Skyborn, Total Energies, Electricity Generating Public Company (EGCO Group) and Sojitz Corporation (Sojitz) and is responsible for the construction and operation of the Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm. After the commercial operation date scheduled for June 2025, Total Energies will take over the technical operation management, while Skyborn will continue to provide all other management services.
By the end of 2023, offshore wind energy in Taiwan had reached a capacity of 1.763 GW (1,763 MW), according to the Taiwanese energy authority. “We are pleased with the completion of the Yunlin offshore wind farm, which is now producing at its planned capacity. The 640 MW project, realized together with our partners, will help Taiwan reach its 2025 target of 5.7 GW of offshore wind power. This achievement, which contributes to the growth of free cash flow from our electricity business, marks a new step towards TotalEnergies' goal of exceeding 100 TWh of net electricity production by 2030,” said Olivier Jouny, Senior Vice President Renewables at Total Energies.
The Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm with its 80 offshore wind turbines is located in the Taiwan Strait, between 8 and 17 km off the west coast of Taiwan, in water depths of 7 to 35 meters. The electricity generated is fed into the Taiwanese power grid via two onshore substations near the communities of Taixi and Sihu in the Yunlin district. The electricity is marketed under two 20-year power purchase agreements with the Taiwan Power Company (TPC).
Source: IWR Online, 04 Feb 2025