All turbines grid-connected at Ørsted's 900-MW wind park off Taiwan

All 111 turbines of Ørsted A/S’ (CPH:ORSTED) 900-MW Greater Changhua offshore wind farm complex in Taiwan have successfully completed their trial operation and are now sending power to the grid.

The Greater Changhua Southeast and Southwest Phase 1, also known as 1 and 2a parks, will undergo final turbine tests and move towards completion, the Danish energy major said on Tuesday.

The offshore complex is made up of 111 SG 8.0-167 DD turbine generators supplied by Siemens Gamesa under an agreement signed in 2019. The installation of the machines was finalised at the end of February, almost two years after first power was produced as the commissioning of the two wind farms was put off due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Greater Changhua’s output is fed into the Taipower grid.

The 605-MW Greater Changhua Southeast is co-owned by Ørsted with 50% and Caisse de depot et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Cathay PE, with a combined stake of 50%.

The two wind farms will form part of a larger offshore complex that will also include the 920-MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 parks.

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