Wind power in Taiwan

As of February 2020, there were 361 installed onshore turbines and 22 offshore turbines in operation with the total installed capacity of 845.2 MW.[1]

A wind farm in Qingshui District, Taichung.

Generation

Installed capacity and generation

Installed wind power capacity and generation in Taiwan in recent years is shown in the table and the diagram below:[2]

Year Capacity (MW) Generation (GWh)
2019 845.2 1,871.3
2018 713.19 1,685.2
2017 692.39 1,722.5
2016 682.09 1,457.1
2015 646.69 1,525.2
2014 637.19 1,500.4
2013 614.19 1,640.0
2012 570.99 1,413.4
2011 522.69 1,492.7
2010 475.89 1,026.3
2009 374.29 786.6
2008 250.39 588.2
2007 185.99 439.5
2006 101.99 276.1
2005 23.94 91.3
2004 8.54 25.3
2003 8.54 23.8
2002 8.54 15.9
2001 5.04 12.2
2000 2.64 1.4

Diagram with installed wind power capacity and generation in Taiwan in recent years:

Offshore wind farms

The first offshore wind farms in Taiwan, Formosa 1 Offshore Wind Farm, started its commercial operation in April 2017 at off the coast of Miaoli County. The development project is led by Swancor Renewable. The firsts stage of the construction involved two 4 MW wind turbines which were installed in November 2016 with a total generation capacity of 8 MW. The second stage of the construction was on-grid in December 2019 which involved 20 Siemens Gamesa's SWT-6.0-154 turbines with a total capacity of 120 MW.

Formosa II wind farms will be constructed also offshore Miaoli County with a planned capacity of 300-500 MW. It is expected to pass the environmental impact assessment (EPA) and obtain commercial operating license in 2017. Formosa III wind farm will be constructed offshore Changhua County with a planned capacity of 1,900 MW. It is also expected to pass the EPA and obtain its license in 2017.[3] In 2020 TSMC signed a 20-year power purchase agreement from 2026 for 920 MW.[4]

See also

References
  1. https://www.twtpo.org.tw/eng/Home/ Thousand Wind Turbines Promotion Project
  2. Bureau of Energy,Ministry of Economic Affairs,Taiwan:Renewable electricity Capacity&Generation
  3. Pan, Chi-i; Kao, Evelyn (6 August 2017). "Taiwan's 1st offshore wind farm to boost capacity 1,500% by 2019". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. "Ørsted and TSMC sign corporate power purchase agreement in Taiwan". www.windtech-international.com.
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