Hai Long 2A

Location

The Hai Long 2A wind farm is located approximately 45-55 kilometers off the coast of Changhua County in the Taiwan Strait.

The wind farm will be equipped with 32 Vestas V164/9500 wind turbines. Each turbine has a capacity of 9,500 kW and a rotor diameter of 164 meters.

The Hai Long offshore wind project, including Hai Long 2A, is jointly owned by several companies:
- Northland Power holds a 30.6% stake after selling 49% of its original stake to Gentari International Renewables.
- Gentari International Renewables holds a 29.4% stake.
- Yushan Energy holds a 20% stake.
- Mitsui & Co holds a 20% stake.

Hai Long 2A benefits from a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) under a Feed-in-Tariff, securing the sale of its 294 MW output.

Offshore installation for the Hai Long project, including Hai Long 2A, is expected to begin in 2024, with commissioning scheduled for 2026.
The construction will involve the installation of pin piles for foundations, laying of submarine cables, and the installation of offshore substations. The wind turbine installation activities are expected to commence in 2025.
CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) is responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of the foundations, cable works, and the transportation and installation of the turbines. CDWE will use its offshore marine installation vessel, Green Jade, for the project activities.

The wind farms, including Hai Long 2A, passed the environmental impact assessment by the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) in December 2017, with the final version of the environmental impact assessment report approved in July 2018. The EPA also approved the second amendment to the reports’ final version submission in July 2022.

The total cost of the Hai Long project is projected to be approximately CAD $9 billion, with CAD $5 billion covered by non-recourse debt and the remaining equity investment contributed by the project’s partners.

Once operational, the Hai Long 2A wind farm, along with the other phases of the Hai Long project, will provide enough clean energy to power more than one million Taiwanese households, including industrial facilities, and will play a significant role in helping Taiwan achieve its renewable energy targets.