Vena Energy plans to enter two offshore wind projects with a combined 1800MW capacity into the Taiwan Phase 3 Offshore Wind Zonal Development auction.
The 1200MW Wei-Na Offshore Wind Project will be located 20km off the coast of Miaoli County in water depths of between 52 and 78 metres.
Meanwhile the 600 MW Wei-Long project will be sited 43km offshore Changhua County in water depths of 40-62 metres.
Both schemes are expected to use turbines rated at between 14MW and 20MW each, the Singapore-headquartered developer noted.
Vena Energy head of wind Daniel Astbury said: “We are excited about Taiwan’s potential for offshore wind power. We will leverage our experience in other Asian markets and utilise our corporate PPA capabilities with international off-takers to develop a robust pipeline in APAC.”
General manager of offshore wind development in Taiwan Will Feng added: “Vena Energy has operated and invested across the Taiwan renewable energy sector for several years, successfully building over 400MW of solar capacity.
“The selected offshore wind sites have been carefully assessed to exclude environmentally sensitive and restricted areas.
“We will utilise our local experience and continue to engage with all our stakeholders to develop our offshore wind pipeline and contribute to Taiwan’s net-zero emissions target.”