The Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm () is a 376 MW offshore wind power station located near

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History

Jan De Nul Jan De Nul Group is a family-owned company, originally from Belgium, with a financial headquarters in Luxembourg. Its four main activities are Offshore Energy, Dredging Solutions, Construction Projects and Planet Redevelopment. History Founded ...

was awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction contract for the foundation and subsea cable installation in June 2019. In July 2019, Seajacks International was subcontracted by

Siemens Gamesa Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, S.A. was formed in 2017 in a merger of Siemens AG, Siemens' Wind Power division with Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica, S.A.; it is a Spanish-German wind engineering company based in Zamudio, Biscay, Spain. The co ...

for the wind turbines transportation and installation and

LS Cable & System LS Cable & System (Korean: LS전선, 엘에스전선) is a South Korea-based industrial corporation with global operations and one of the biggest cable manufacturers worldwide. Its products comprise power and telecommunication cables and system ...

was subcontracted by Jan De Nul for the supply of 130 km submarine cable. Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms and

Saipem Saipem S.p.A. (Società Azionaria Italiana Perforazioni E Montaggi lit. ''Drilling and Assembly Italian Public Limited Company'') is an Italian multinational oilfield services company and one of the largest in the world. Until 2016 it was a sub ...

were subcontracted by Jan De Nul to fabricate jacket foundations in September 2019 and November 2019 respectively. In October 2019, Seaway 7 was subcontracted by Jan De Nul to transport and install the jacket foundations in October 2019. The financial close for the project was made in October 2019. The onshore construction works started in December 2019 and the offshore construction works started in the first half of 2020. The project was completed and inaugurated on May 16, 2023, and is expected to supply power to approximately 380,000 households.

Architecture

The wind farm is located 9.5 km offshore of Miaoli County.

Technical specifications

The wind farm consists of 47 generating units. Each of its turbine will have a 167-meter diameter rotor and 81.5 meter blades, with a swept area of 21,900 m², with a rated capacity of 8 MW.

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* Buildings and structures in Miaoli County Buildings and structures under construction in Taiwan Wind farms in Taiwan {{Taiwan-struct-stub

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