Formosa 1 OWF Phase 1

General Information

• Name: Formosa 1 Offshore Wind Farm
• Location: Approximately 6 km offshore of Miaoli County in the Taiwan Straits.
• Country: Taiwan
• County/Zone: Offshore Miaoli County

Phase 1 Details

• Commissioning Date: April 2017.
• Number of Turbines: 2 wind turbines.
• Turbine Model: Siemens SWT-4.0-120.
  • Rated Capacity: 4 MW each.
  • Rotor Diameter: 120 meters.
  • Rotor Blade Length: 58.5 meters.
  • Swept Area: 11,300 square meters.

Technical Specifications

• Total Installed Capacity: 8 MW.
• Foundation Type: Monopile foundations.

Operational Details

• Commercial Operation Start: April 2017.
• Monitoring and Maintenance: The wind turbine performance is constantly monitored from Brande, Denmark by Siemens.

Developers and Owners

• Developer: Swancor Renewable Energy.
• Operators: Swancor Renewable Energy.
• Owners: Jointly owned by Ørsted (35%), JERA Co. (32.5%), Macquarie Capital (25%), and Swancor (7%).

Financial and Regulatory

• Power Purchase Agreement: The power generated is distributed to Taiwan Power Company based on a feed-in tariff agreed in a 20-year power purchase agreement.
• Investment and Funding: The project was supported by a memorandum of understanding signed in March 2017, with funding secured from local and international banks in June 2018.

Environmental Impact

• Power Generation: The first phase is capable of supplying clean electricity to a portion of the total 128,000 households that the entire Formosa 1 project aims to support.

This phase served as a demonstration project, marking the beginning of Taiwan's venture into offshore wind energy and paving the way for the larger second phase of the Formosa 1 Offshore Wind Farm.