Channel becomes a new battlefield for wind power phase 3-4 business selection, Wo Xu and CIP are well prepared

People in the wind power circle pointed out that Channel I may become a new battlefield for business selection in Phase 3-4. Schematic diagram of an offshore wind turbine. (File photo, taken by reporter Liao Jianing)

[Reporter Liao Jianing/Report from Taipei] Wind farm industry players estimate that Channel I may be opened as a developable sea area in Phase 3-4 of the block development. Channel I may become a new battlefield for business selection in Phase 3-4. Looking at the potential bidding pool for the next phase of business selection, WoXu Energy has a 2GW Dadu No. 2 wind farm in preparation. CIP has also prepared multiple wind farm plans, including three wind farms that have passed the preliminary environmental assessment review.

The offshore wind power block development phase 3-3 ended last month, but the bidding situation is not as active as before. Only two developers, Copenhagen Infrastructure Fund (CIP) and Ørsted, bid for Jianmiao 3 wind farm and Dadu No. 1 wind farm respectively. It is expected to complete the selection process and announce the results before the end of the year. However, due to the high overlap in bidding sites for the two wind farms, only one will win the bid in the end. After any wind farm is allocated, plus the upper limit of 50% of the expansion capacity, it will not reach 1/3 of the 3.6GW of installation capacity released in this period.

The wind power industry expects that the Energy Administration will launch Phase 3-4 of the selection process as soon as possible, and many developers are waiting to see the selection mechanism for the next phase. Economic Minister Gong Mingxin said last week that the Ministry of Economic Affairs is still in contact and discussing channels with willing developers, and the Executive Yuan has instructed an inter-ministerial meeting to take stock of developable sea space.

People in the wind power circle said at today's Energy Week event that it is expected that Channel I will be opened as a developable sea area in Phase 3-4. Woxu Energy's 2GW Dadu No. 2 wind farm is located in Channel I and is currently undergoing an environmental impact assessment process. It is reported that other developers are also planning wind farm plans for this sea area.

Industry insiders estimate that if Wo Xu successfully obtains the 840MW Dadu No. 1 wind farm in Phase 3-3, it may continue to select vendors to bid for the 2GW Dadu No. 2 wind farm in the south in the later stage. It will have greater economies of scale in integrated development and can also integrate submarine cables with the operational Changhua wind farm. and landing point; if CIP successfully wins the bid for the 806MW Jianmiao Wind Farm in Phase 3-3, it may apply to expand the sea space of the Jianmiao Wind Farm that has not yet been bid, and bid for the next phase of the project with at least 6 sites with bidding potential, including the three wind farms of Jianfan, Jiancheng, and Jianli that have passed the environmental impact assessment.