The Zhong Neng offshore wind project was constructed by a team led by Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP), CIP’s exclusive offshore wind development partner, and the local Copenhagen Infrastructure Service company, the global service provider to CIP.
“The project was completed ahead of time and to the highest localisation requirements and is another example of how our investments make a meaningful contribution to the local energy transition, creating local growth and jobs and delivering healthy and stable returns for our investors”, said Mads Skovgaard Andersen, Partner at CIP.
Zhong Neng received local content plan approval from the Taiwan government in November 2019. The offshore construction on the wind farm started in March 2023 with the installation of pin piles for the jacket foundations.
A year later, CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) completed the placement of the jacket foundations and the accompanying pin piles. The foundation work was performed by Green Jade, the first Taiwan-built offshore wind installation vessel.
The first Vestas V174-9.5 MW wind turbines were installed in May 2024. Last month, the last unit was placed on its foundation at the site located 17 kilometres off the coast of Changhua County by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern.
The 300 MW Zhong Neng offshore wind farm produced its first power in June. A full grid connection is expected by year-end.
“The completion of CIP’s second offshore wind farm in Taiwan once again demonstrates our joint project execution capabilities to deliver a project that provides renewable, locally produced and affordable power”, said Thomas Wibe Poulsen, Partner at CIP.
CIP and its partners currently have three offshore wind projects in Taiwan with a combined capacity of approximately 1,400 MW: the 600 MW Changfang-Xidao, which was completed and inaugurated in May, the 300 MW Zhong Neng, and the 500 MW Fengmiao which is set to enter construction in 2025.
