OWC has been appointed owner’s engineer for a 300MW offshore wind project off South Korea.
Local engineering outfit Saman has hired OWC to take on the owners’ engineering role at the Sinan offshore wind farm project off Jeonnam Sinan Jaeun-do, West Sea.
It is part of the development area recently announced by President Moon Jae’s administration, comprising an 8.2GW offshore wind farm complex in Jeonnam province intended for completion by the year 2030.
OWC Asia Pacific director Tom Whittle (pictured) said: “OWC are very excited to bring our expertise to this project, one of the first large scale offshore wind projects in South Korea.
“OWC was involved with 44 offshore wind farms with a total capacity of 37GW in 2020 alone.”
The company will work on the project from its Busan office in South Korea, with support from other OWC offices.
Under the contract, OWC will deliver owners’ engineering services including review of site conditions, contract support for detail engineering, EPC contract, O&M, supervision, marine warranty services and other contracts.
It will also review and approve engineering reports, support the license approval process and provide technical advisory services.
In addition OWC is working with Saman to carry out another owner’s engineering scope of services at the Jeonnam Wando Geumil offshore wind project.
Saman and OWC are conducting the work on behalf of operators Korea South-East Power Co (KOEN) and POSCO Energy.