Danish offshore wind energy giant Ørsted announced at the end of April that it had finally taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan after several months of delay caused by the country’s indecision and delays regarding the Feed-in Tariff for offshore wind.
Offshore wind energy giant MHI Vestas announced on Tuesday that it had signed a contract for the manufacture of wind turbine towers in Taiwan with CS Wind/Chin Fong as the company continues to build up its footprint in the next global offshore wind energy hub.
The Taiwan Bureau of Energy announced the winners of its second offshore wind auction last week, awarding 1,664 megawatts in offshore wind capacity to Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and Canadian independent power producer Northland Power.
