Taiwan unveils 2.7 GW of awards in latest offshore wind tender

Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs on Monday announced the results for the country’s Round 3.2 offshore wind tender, awarding 2.7 GW of capacity across five projects.

The results follow the release of applicant rankings in July, which featured six developers. The ministry then said that due to the overlapping scope of some project sites, it was yet to notify each developer of the exact capacity it will be awarded. Missing out was Danish developer Ørsted A/S.

The application window for the round, which was offering up to 3 GW of capacity, closed on April 10. After selecting qualified developers, the ministry completed the competitive price bidding process on July 9 and announced the bidding rankings.

The awarded capacity are as follows: 700 MW to the Youde project, 800 MW to Synera Renewable Energy’s Formosa 6, 600 MW to the Fengmiao 2 project, 360 MW to Haiding 2, part of the Formosa 3 project that Corio Generation is developing with TotalEnergies, and 240 MW to the Deshuai project.

The EU recently asked for dispute settlement consultations at the WTO, challenging Taiwan’s local content requirements for offshore wind projects.

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