\u00d8rsted has secured a wharf lease and a 20-year operations and maintenance (O&M) lease with the Port of Taichung, managed by Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) and TIPC Marine Construction.<\/p>\n
The \u00d8rsted-leased wharfs at the Port of Taichung will be upgraded and utilised for the construction of the Greater Changhua offshore wind farms, and the O&M site will serve as the O&M base for \u00d8rsted\u2018s Changhua offshore wind farms from 2022 onwards.<\/p>\n
Port of Taichung, Taiwan International Ports Corporation president Lu Chan-yu, said: \u201c\u00d8rsted\u2019s investment in the Port of Taichung for supporting the construction and O&M of the Greater Changhua wind farms will help further develop industries related to offshore wind industry and create a lot of local jobs.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso, it enables the Port of Taichung to play an important role in the construction and operation of offshore wind farms. TIPC welcomes the \u00d8rsted\u2019s investment and look forwards to working together on furthering offshore wind industry development in Taiwan.\u201d<\/p>\n
Construction of the environmentally friendly O&M building will begin in 2020, following investment by \u00d8rsted, with expected inauguration in 2022.<\/p>\n
In accordance with the construction timeline for Greater Changhua 1 & 2a, \u00d8rsted has begun the upgrade of the leased wharfs to be ready to store components, such as pin piles, towers and blades.<\/p>\n
The wharf lease with the Port of Taichung will cover the period during which \u00d8rsted plans to install at least 1.82GW offshore wind capacity in Taiwan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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