Fengmiao Offshore breaks ground for onshore substation

This will be completed in 2027.

TECO Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd. has conducted the groundbreaking ceremony for the onshore substation of the 500 megawatt (MW) Fengmiao Offshore Wind Farm.

According to TECO, the EPC contractor, said the ceremony was held at the Taichung Port.

The Fengmiao offshore wind project includes the construction of the 500 MW offshore wind farm’s onshore substation and related facilities is set to be completed by 2027. Once operational, the project will generate approximately 1.97 billion kilowatt-hours annually, reducing carbon emissions by 1.176 million tonnes each year.

Fengmiao Wind Farm’s green electricity has been sold through corporate power purchase agreements to six companies—Google, Sino-American Silicon Products, Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone Telecommunications, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), and MediaTek. This made it Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm to move away from the traditional feed-in tariff model and directly supply multiple corporate users.

TECO said it is collaborating with Pacific Engineering & Constructors on design, civil, and MEP works, and with EDS International for architectural design.