Orsted has inaugurated its Taiwan Offshore Wind Farms Operations and Maintenance (O&M) hub in the Port of Taichung.
The O&M hub is the first operations facility with green design and the largest in terms of size and offshore service capacity in the Asia-Pacific region, Orsted said.
It is built with the aim to serve four Greater Changhua offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of approximately 2.4GW.
Among the guests at the inauguration ceremony were Shen Jong-chin, Vice Premier; Hung Sun-han, Legislator; Chen Su-yueh, Legislator; Yan Li-min, Deputy Speaker of Taichung City Council, Chen Rong-cong, President of Taichung Port, Taiwan International Ports Corporation, Ltd.; and foreign representatives as well as Mads Nipper, Group President and CEO of Ørsted, and Per Mejnert Kristensen, new President of Ørsted Asia-Pacific.
Ørsted began O&M deployment in 2018 with a strategic plan to establish full-scale operations.
It has cultivated a local O&M team of technicians and operations professionals, launched a customised service operation vessel (SOV) and has invested in building the “world-class” O&M hub.
Mads Nipper, Group President and CEO of Ørsted, said: “Taiwan is our first market of entry in Asia-Pacific and home to our regional headquarters.
“We’re contributing significantly to Taiwan’s energy transition through the 1.82GW capacity we’ve been awarded and more than 5.6GW of new projects in the pipeline.
“The inauguration of our O&M hub, which is the first operations facility we’ve built outside of Europe and a significant investment we’ve made in this market, clearly demonstrates our long-term commitment to Taiwan and our dedication to create a world that runs entirely on green energy.”
Highlighting the importance of knowledge sharing and green energy education, Ørsted also set up a learning centre at the O&M hub to welcome local communities and stakeholders to learn about offshore wind and inspire the next generation of professionals and talent.