Wind power 3-3 expansion layout emerges, CIP targets the remaining sea areas of Jianmiao, Woxu has two options: Haiding

The selection results for Phase 3-3 of the third phase of offshore wind power block development are expected to be announced by the end of the year. After the wind farm is allocated, an additional 50% of the upper limit of expansion capacity can be added. According to the current inventory of the industry, if the Copenhagen Infrastructure Fund (CIP) is successfully allocated, the possible expansion space includes the remaining unallocated space of the Jianmiao Project. If Woxu is successfully allocated, the possible expansion space options include the terminated Haiding Second Wind Field Sea Area.

In Phase 3-3, only two developers, Copenhagen Infrastructure Fund (CIP) and Ørsted, bid for the 806MW Jianmiao San Wind Farm and the 840MW Dadu No. 1 Wind Farm respectively. The Energy Administration expects to complete the selection process and announce the results before the end of the year. The bidding sites for the two wind farms are highly overlapping, and it is expected that only one will win the bid. After any wind farm is allocated, an additional 50% of the maximum expansion capacity can be added.

The three canceled wind farms, including the 300MW Strait 1, 300MW Strait 2 and 600MW Haiding 2, are included in the Phase 3-3 expansion wind farm space and cannot be directly bid as allocated wind farms. According to the Phase 3-3 business selection system, developers must first successfully bid to obtain the normal allocated capacity, and then they can apply for "expansion capacity" according to the selection order. The maximum expansion capacity cannot exceed 50% of the original allocated capacity.

When interviewed, the Energy Department explained that according to the specifications of the contractor selection mechanism, the selected operators can select terminated wind farms as expansion space after obtaining the qualifications of the operator. After the selected operators are clear, the Energy Department will announce which sites can be included in the expansion wind farms. Therefore, the canceled wind farms will only be included as expansion wind farms by the selected operators after the contract termination process has been completed at the time of announcement.

The industry estimates that if Mianmiao 3 is successfully allocated, the possible expansion space will include the remaining unallocated space of the Jianmiao Project. On the other hand, if Dadu No. 1 is successfully allocated, the possible expansion space will include the released Haiding No. 2 wind farm, which is highly overlapping with the Xufeng No. 2 wind farm space of Wo Xu, which has passed the environmental assessment. However, Wo Xu has not yet expressed its intention to expand.

According to another inventory, the 440MW Azure Sea Wind Farm has been terminated and may be included in the expanded wind farm in the future. Whether the 700MW Youde Wind Farm can be included in the expanded wind farm will depend on whether the contract termination process has been completed at the time of the announcement.

The industry estimates that Youde Wind Farm is more likely to be released as a allocated wind farm in Phase 3-4. Woxu’s Xufeng No. 3 Wind Farm and Fengrui (SRE)’s Haixing (F7) are all possible bidders.