Eco Wave partner bags official land use tender for Taiwan wave energy project

The pilot project will serve as foundation for a phased development.

Sweden-based Eco Wave Power Global AB has announced that its partner, I-KE International Ocean Energy Co. has been awarded the official land use tender from the Suao Port Company for the installation of a wave energy pilot station in Taiwan.

This marks the first time in Taiwan’s history that a commercial port area has been opened for wave power testing.

In line with Taiwan’s national energy transition policy, the Keelung Branch of Taiwan Port Corporation designated 6.75 hectares of the southern outer breakwater of Suao Port for wave energy testing. The area was divided into three test zones, A, B, and C.

I-KE bagged exclusive rights to Zone C, where it will work together with Eco Wave Power to deploy Taiwan’s first 100 kilowatt onshore wave energy conversion unit, which was purchased under a turnkey sale agreement signed with Eco Wave Power in late 2024.

The pilot project will serve as the foundation for a phased development roadmap, expanding to 20 megawatts (MW) in the medium term and potentially up to 400 MW of capacity across Taiwan’s coastline.