CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) has signed an exclusivity capacity agreement (ECA) for the supply of 156 pin piles with EEW Korean Heavy Pipe Construction for the 744MW Hai Long 2B and 3 sites in Taiwan.
CDWE, Taiwan’s first offshore wind EPCI contractor, signed at ECA with Taiwanese fabricator CSBC, for the provision of pin piles for the 300MW Hai Long 2A site early May this year.
The Hai Long wind farm will be built around 50 kilometres off Taiwan’s coast, in water depths of up to 55 metres and the foundations being specifically tailored to the characteristics of Taiwan’s seabed and Hai Long wind farm conditions.
CDWE project diretor Marco Kanaar said: “We are very glad that CDWE, in close cooperation with the Hai Long team, is moving on a steady pace and on schedule with its procurement program for the Hai long project.
“In EEW we are confident to have found a strong partner with a vast track record of proven capabilities and skills and we look forward to reaching the next milestone of signing the full fabrication contract and subsequently enter into the execution phase of the project all together.
Hai Long Offshore Wind project director Felipe Montero added: “The selection of a preferred supplier for our pin piles for HL2B and HL3 is another key milestone achieved in our path towards Financial Close and into execution and we’re delighted to now have EEW as the preferred supplier for this scope.
“They have an impressive track record and are one of the most respected suppliers of steel structures in offshore wind.
“With their very strong set up in the APAC region we’re confident they’ll do an excellent job for Hai Long.
“I’d also like to thank our partner CDWE for their excellent work in securing another key supplier for our project.”
EEW project director Henrik Neumann said: “We’re thrilled to be selected for the supply of pin piles for the prestigious Hai Long Offshore Wind Project.
“We highly appreciate the trust put in our state of the art fabrication set up in the APAC region by CDWE and Hai Long Project.
“This is another great milestone to further contribute to the Green Energy Transition in Taiwan.
“Combining the strength of the extensive global track record and pioneering accomplishment in Offshore Wind over the past decades, EEW is deeply committed in developing and providing tailor-made green energy solutions in close cooperation with our valued customers.”
Hai Long Offshore Wind, a consortium comprising Canadian-based independent power producer Northland Power, Yushan Energy Pte, and Mitsui & Co, will be developed in three stages.
Construction expected to begin in 2023 and commissioning in 2025.