Norwegian energy giant DNV won a USD17.7 million contract to support development of a Taiwan offshore wind farm being developed by Taipower. With 31 turbines, it will be the largest such project in Taiwan when it comes online in 2025.
DNV will provide support when it comes to project engineering reviews and marine coordination during wind farm construction. The duration of the contract extends through the project life cycle right through to commissioning includes design review, fabrication assurance and construction assurance.
The firm’s work on the largest Taiwan offshore wind farm expands its renewable energy efforts in the region. DNV is assisting several local businesses on other clean energy projects as Taiwan looks to reach its goal of generating 20 percent of electricity from renewables by 2025.
“We are committed to help local developers in Taiwan and elsewhere assess the risks and to assist local stakeholders to achieve their renewable energy goals. In our experience, partnering with local companies can eliminate some uncertainties in local business environments,” Minghui Zhang, Head of Section Taiwan for Renewables Advisory at DNV, explained.
With experience elsewhere in Asia, DNV will share its knowledge with Taipower on the upcoming Taiwan offshore wind farm project.
“Lessons from building and installing offshore wind farms globally, and from developing ports and infrastructure for seamless execution, can help to streamline such projects. This will be useful in spearheading the regional offshore wind markets development – such as in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam – which DNV’s team are already supporting,” Zhang added.
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Asian firms power Vietnam wind energy
Elsewhere in Asia, firms from China, Singapore and Thailand have been investing in Vietnam wind farms recently. Thailand’s Gulf Group has three separate facilities under its watch, including a 95 percent stake in Mekong Wind Power which operates the Mekong Project in Southern Vietnam.
Meanwhile, Hong Phong 1 Wind Power announced plans to develop a USD73.9 million wind farm in Binh Thuan province. The firm has acquired two overseas shareholders, Singapore-based Indochina Wind and Hong Kong-registered Asian Wind Power 2, who will now lead the project.
