Siemens Gamesa has awarded Global Wind Service (GWS) with the pre-assembly scope for the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind complex.
The 111 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines will be assembled at the port of Taichung on Taiwan’s west coast.
Activities are planned to commence at quayside in November this year and run to the second half of 2022.
The turbines supplied for this project are the Asia-Pacific variant, tailored to meet local needs considering typhoons, seismic activities, great temperature variations and 60-Hertz operation.
“We have worked with Global Wind Service for many years and are happy to expand the collaboration to Taiwan as well, increasing thereby our pool of experienced contractors for pre-assembly works on the Taiwanese market.
“We look forward to yet another successful market entry with Global Wind Service after our recent experience in the US market.” said Herve Bouraima, global commodity manager, strategic procurement, offshore, at Siemens Gamesa.
“This is an important step for Global Wind Service in Taiwan as it further expands our activities in the region, building on the establishment of our local branch at the end of last year, growing the team and expanding our project portfolio in the market” said Sanita Sampane-Mikaelsena, sales manager at GWS.
GWS opened a branch office in Taipei in October 2020 to support an increasing demand from our clients in the region. Read the full press release here.