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.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has finally announced the 2019 Feed-in Tariff (FiT) for offshore wind projects revealing new numbers which, though not what the industry would have preferred, is nevertheless not as bad as was originally feared.
German wind energy developer wpd has selected Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy as its preferred wind turbine supplier for its 640 megawatt (MW) Yunlin offshore wind power project in Taiwan, following its successful entry in the country’s recent offshore wind tender.
