Semco Maritime in a consortium with and PTSC M&C has won a preferred supplier agreement for two offshore substations for the Hai Long 2 and 3 offshore wind projects off Taiwan.
Hai Long 2 and 3 will have a combined capacity of more than 1GW when they are are commissioned in 2025-2026.
The contract represents the largest offshore substations contract awarded in a Taiwanese project to date and is also the consortium’s first.
The consortium and ISC Consulting Engineers will execute the project from the first quarter of 2021 with offshore installation planned in 2024 and completion of commissioning in 2026.
The contract includes design, engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of the two offshore substations including jackets, which will be manufactured at PTSC M&C’s yard facilities in Vungtau, a port city in south Vietnam.
“The order provides us with a solid footprint in the exciting Asian offshore wind market, which is developing at a fast pace.
“We look forward to working on the exciting Hai Long projects and the strategic cooperation with our consortium partner PTSC M&C and the other sub-contractors,” said Semco Maritime vice president renewables Frank Holm.
Felipe Montero, project director of Hai Long, said the signing of the preferred supplier agreement is “another key milestone for Hai Long on the way to financial close and into construction”.
Semco Maritime will lead the consortium with PTSC M&C and cooperate closely with ISC Consulting Engineers as the primary sub-contractor on the project.