Vestas has secured turbine orders for the 295MW TPC Offshore Wind Generation Project Phase 2 in Taiwan and 30MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind project in the French Mediterranean.
Vestas will supply 31 of its V174-9.5 MW turbines for the Taiwan project, which is owned by Taiwan Power Company (TPC) and is being built by Foxwell Energy Corporation.
Deliveries are due to begin in 2024 ahead of the wind farm starting commercial operations in 2025.
Pre-assembly work will be carried out at the Taichung port, with Vestas signing a 14-year service agreement on the project once it is complete.
It is the third project between Vestas and Foxwell in Taiwan, with the pair previously collaborating on Zhangyuan and Beiyuan onshore wind farms.
David Poo, President of Foxwell Energy, said: “This is the first sizable offshore wind project that is wholly invested by a Taiwan company (TPC), and the first being undertaken by a leading Taiwan turn-key EPCI contractor in the Taiwan Straits, so the Government has given a great deal of attention to us. We are most pleased to work with a reputable company like Vestas who have worked diligently on developing local supply chains for the wind turbines, and this may well be the beginning of a long-term relationship between our two companies in the Taiwan offshore wind market.”
Elsewhere, Ocean Winds has placed a turbine order with Vestas for its Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind project in the French Mediterranean.
Vestas will supply three V164-10.0 MW turbines, which will be installed on floating foundations in Port-la-Nouvelle and towed 16km off the coast of Leucate-Le Barcares.
The deal includes an 18-year maintenance and service agreement.
“We are very proud of this important partnership with Vestas, that puts the EFGL project on the right track to starting construction only a few weeks after reaching our final investment decision (FID)”, said Grzegorz Gorski, COO Ocean Winds.
“On the eve of new floating tenders in France, the EFGL project represents both the technological and the environmental concretisation of what floating wind sector is now capable of, proving it is more than ready for commercial scale.”