- The Hai Long Offshore Wind Project (Hai Long Project) has been jointly announced with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.
- This is Siemens Gamesa’s first nacelle manufacturing plant outside Europe.
The Hai Long Offshore Wind Project (Hai Long Project) has jointly announced with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (Siemens Gamesa) that its expanded Taichung Nacelle Plant is officially starting production.
This is helping Taiwan’s offshore wind industry development reach another milestone.
This collaboration involves Siemens Gamesa upgrading the local assembly plant to meet the demand for the Hai Long Project’s 14MW wind turbines.
The completed Nacelle Plant will begin supplying turbines to the Hai Long wind farm in the second quarter of 2025, and the Hai Long project will start offshore installation in the same year. The expanded manufacturing plant is crucial to delivering the Hai Long wind farm’s timely grid connection.
This is Siemens Gamesa’s first nacelle manufacturing plant outside Europe, making it Taiwan’s only offshore wind turbine nacelle plant and the largest in the Asia-Pacific region. This highlights its significance.
Meanwhile, Tim Kittelhake, CEO of the Hai Long Project, stated, “With the Hai Long Project’s financing in place and entering the offshore construction phase, we have completed several key offshore construction milestones, including the installation of the offshore substation for Hai Long 2, the jacket foundation installation for the offshore substation of Hai Long 3, and the piling of 108 pin piles at 36 wind turbine locations as of today.
The launch of Siemens Gamesa’s nacelle production line on August 16 marks another significant milestone for the project. The Hai Long Project plans to start wind turbine installation in the second quarter of next year, aiming to complete the construction of Hai Long 2 by the end of the year and Hai Long 3 by 2026.”
Also, Vinod Philip, Executive Vice President of Siemens Energy AG, said, “Our Taichung plant is a testament to our commitment to the Asia-Pacific region. Today, 70 per cent of all wind turbines in the Taiwan Strait are Siemens Gamesa wind turbines. The Hai Long offshore wind project will be the first to use 14 MW Siemens Gamesa nacelles produced in Taichung.”
Niels Steenberg, Chairman and Managing Director of Siemens Gamesa Offshore for Asia-Pacific, pointed out, “Today marks a significant milestone not only for Siemens Gamesa but also for Taiwan’s offshore wind industry. This facility will support Taiwan’s renewable energy goals and be a crucial hub for Asia-Pacific.
The Hai Long Project has a total installed capacity exceeding 1GW and will commence generating power between 2025 and 2026 after connection to the grid
Once in operation, it will be Taiwan’s largest single offshore wind development project, contributing to the nation’s target of achieving 15 GW of offshore wind capacity in its renewable energy portfolio between 2026 and 2035.