Construction of the 640MW Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan has now resumed, following the winer break, and Yunlin’s project company Yunneng has announced cooperation with new contractors for the installation of the monopiles.
The National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) will bring the heavy lift vessel DLS 4200 from Abu Dhabi into Taiwanese waters for the work.
Havfram will provide additional project management and owners engineer services within the foundation installation package.
Yunneng said the other main subcontractors, such as turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa, Seaway 7 as the company responsible for the cable work, Jumbo as the installation company for the transition pieces, are preparing for the construction activities to continue soon.
Boskalis as the contractor for scour protection and the subsea earthworks has already commenced with its works.
Yunlin will comprise 80 8MW turbines.
Yunneng chairperson Yuni Wang said: “During the winter break Yunneng focused their efforts on completing the remainder of the installation campaign taking into account many challenges encountered which were overcome through the efforts of all parties concerned.
“This has led to Yunneng’s confidence of seeing steady progress in 2022.
“Thanks to our project management team and our reliable partners, we will successfully bring the Yunlin project towards completion.”