CIP’s approval of wind power policies has repeatedly failed, and the Department of Energy counterattacked: I am confused and regretful about this

In response to CIP (Copenhagen Infrastructure Fund) expressing the failure of the government's wind power policy, the Energy Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs stated today (14th) that the government has been promoting my country's offshore wind power policy for more than ten years. However, CIP, as the manufacturer with the most bids, criticized the failure of the policy. The Energy Administration expressed confusion and regret about this, and emphasized that the opinions of specific industry players should not erase Taiwan's achievements in promoting offshore wind power.

The deadline for selecting vendors for Phase 3-3 of the block development was last month. It is reported in the industry that the Energy Administration is promoting the bidding for Phase 3-4, which is expected to start next year. Xu Naiwen criticized this. He has seen that Phase 3-1 was a failure, Phase 3-2 was also a failure, and Phase 3-3 was a failure, so it kept failing even if it kept rushing forward. Especially the changes in the business selection rules for Phase 3-3 were earth-shaking. Phases 3-4 should continue to make progress. The central and local governments will take stock of the developable sea areas. He called on the government to review the problem of unsatisfactory bidding in this phase and understand the bottlenecks of developers.

In response to CIP's criticism of the wind power supplier selection rules, the Energy Department responded that all sectors of the industry are publicly consulted for opinions on each phase of offshore wind power supplier selection. A consensus will be reached before subsequent fair supplier selection operations are carried out. The opinions of specific industry players must not erase Taiwan's achievements in promoting offshore wind power.

The Energy Administration emphasized that Taiwan has so far completed 5GW of installed capacity and achieved fruitful results, and Taiwan will rank fifth in the world in offshore wind power in 2025. The Ministry of Economic Affairs will continue to improve Taiwan's offshore wind power development environment and accelerate the development of Taiwan's offshore wind power.