J.K. Lin, senior vice president of Information Technology and Materials Management & Risk Management at TSMC, says, “TSMC is happy for this opportunity to collaborate with Ørsted and not only expand the adoption of renewable energy, but also to work towards Taiwan’s energy transition to build world-class industrial environment.”
Under the agreement, the Greater Changhua 2b & 4 offshore wind farm will receive a price for power including T-RECs (Taiwan renewable energy certificate) during the 20-year contract period that is higher than the feed-in-tariff which was originally secured via the outcome of Taiwan’s first offshore wind auction in June 2018. This improves the project’s financial viability and helps Ørsted mature Greater Changhua 2b & 4 towards a final investment decision.
Martin Neubert, executive vice president and CEO of Ørsted Offshore, says, “Signing the largest-ever corporate PPA with the world’s leading semiconductor company shows that Ørsted is a trusted renewable energy partner for corporates and governments.”
Greater Changhua 2b & 4 will be Ørsted’s third offshore wind farm in Taiwan, subject to final investment decision which Ørsted expects to take in 2023. The wind farm will have a capacity of 920MW and will be located in the Taiwan Strait off the coast of Changhua County.
Taipower, Taiwan’s transmission system operator, will be building new transmission grid to accommodate for Taiwan’s buildout of offshore wind. With the current grid construction timeline, Taipower is expected to provide Greater Changhua 2b & 4 with grid access in late 2025. Ørsted expects to generate the first power from Greater Changhua 2b & 4 shortly thereafter and to fully commission the wind farm in 2026.
Greater Changhua 2b & 4 will be located adjacent to the 900MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farm which Ørsted is currently constructing. Ørsted is also the co-owner of Taiwan’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, Formosa 1, which was extended to its current capacity of 128MW in October 2019.
