Ørsted scales Taiwan offshore wind capacity amidst 920 MW expansion

It is located 35–60 kilometres off the coast of Changhua County.

Ørsted has completed the installation of the final wind turbine at the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan, completing the turbine build-out and marking a key milestone for the offshore wind sector in the Asia-Pacific region.

The project is located 35–60 kilometres off the coast of Changhua County and consists of 66 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-236 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 14 MW.

Offshore construction began in February 2025, with turbine installation starting in April 2025, carried out by Siemens Gamesa using Cadeler’s installation vessel Wind Maker.

Greater Changhua 2b and 4 is the first offshore wind project in the Asia-Pacific region to deliver renewable electricity to a corporate customer under a corporate power purchase agreement signed in 2020. The project has been supplying power to Taiwan’s national grid since achieving first power in July 2025.

Safety performance remained strong throughout the installation campaign, with approximately 131,576 offshore working hours completed without any lost-time injuries.

The project will now move into commissioning, electrical system testing, and completion of offshore cable works.

Full commercial operation is expected in Q3 2026.

Key technical milestones include the large-scale deployment of piling-free suction bucket jacket foundations, the first global installation of 14 MW turbines with 115-metre blades, and completion of all 66 turbine installations in 275 days.