Ørsted is moving forward with a new offshore wind energy project in Taiwan. The company is developing Dadu II , an offshore wind farm that could reach an installed capacity of up to 2002 MW off the coast of Changhua County.
The project has already entered the environmental assessment process and is currently undergoing public consultation. As part of this process, a public meeting was held in Changhua on August 13.
Dadu II would cover approximately 234.6 km² of sea surface and its closest point would be about 38 kilometers from the coast.
The proposal includes the installation of wind turbines with unit capacities of between 14 and 22 MW , although the final number of turbines and their configuration within the planned area have not yet been defined.
The scale of the project represents a renewed commitment by Ørsted to the Taiwanese offshore market. Dadu II is not the only development the company is pursuing opposite Changhua: it is also developing Dadu I , with a planned capacity of up to 924 MW.
If both projects are realized at their maximum planned capacities, the two developments would add up to 2926 MW of new offshore wind power .
Dadu I is also advancing in front of Changhua
The Dadu I project covers approximately 62.2 km² and, like Dadu II, would be located at a minimum distance of approximately 38 kilometers from the coast.
Its design also considers turbines of between 14 and 22 MW , with a total installed capacity that would not exceed 924 MW.
In this case, the evacuation infrastructure planning already establishes that the submarine cable will reach the northern sector of the Common Corridor for Offshore Wind Power Submarine Cables in Changhua , defined by Taiwan Power Company.
From there, the electricity would be connected to the existing self-built onshore substation and subsequently to the Taiwan Power Company facilities in the Changhua area.
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Dadu I was recently completed , while Dadu II is in an earlier stage of the environmental process.
With both projects, Ørsted concentrates a potential portfolio of close to 3 GW offshore compared to Changhua, although it will still have to go through different stages of evaluation and development before that capacity can materialize.
The next step for Dadu II will be marked precisely by the progress of its environmental assessment, while a configuration is finalized that could incorporate some of the most powerful offshore wind turbines available, with units of up to 22 MW .