Greater Changhua 1
Located 35-60 km off Changhua County. Ørsted's first APAC offshore wind project at scale. Annual output ~3.3 TWh.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
Ørsted — 50% ◇MTMercury Taiwan Holdings — 50% ◇
Location
TaiwanTaiwan Strait
Technology
Capacity
605 MW ◇
Turbines
— ◇
Model
Siemens Gamesa SG 8-0-167 DD ◇
Foundation
Jacket ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Water depth
30–44 m ≈
Wind speed
10.9 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
PPA ◇
Grid
Not recorded ◇
Connection
Changhua County onshore substation (Taipower grid 161 kV) ◇
Schedule
FID
Apr 2019 ◆
COD
2024-Q2 ◇
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
6 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 3 recorded ownership deals from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 12 sources (5 primary) · ◆ 5 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Operator3
[11]
Ørsted (company announcement, republished by Inderes)2019-04-30
“Ørsted's Board of Directors has taken the final investment decision (FID) on the Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farm in Taiwan.”
supportsFinal investment decision
[14]
Ørsted2023-05-03◆ Orsted — interim financial reportq12023
“At Greater Changhua 1 and 2a, the cable and turbine scopes are progressing as planned, and we still expect to fully commission the wind farm in H2 2023.”
supportsFoundation
[15]
Ørsted2018-02-09◆ We receive Environmental Impact Assessme…
“After a comprehensive review process, The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has approved the EIAs for our four Greater Changhua projects.”
supportsConsentConsent appliedConsent granted
Auction results1
[17]
Conventus Law2026-06-22◆ tw-selection-2018-tw-2018-bond
Taiwan 2018 grid allocation: Stage-1 NT$4m/MW + Stage-2 NT$2m/MW performance bond; establishment permit before end-2019
supportsFeed-in tariff · Taiwan 2018 Offshore Wind Capacity Allocation — Selection (遴選)
Trade press7
[7]
offshoreWIND.biz2025-12-24
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsoperatorownerTotal capacity
[8]
[9]
Power Technology2024
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsConsentOnshore constructionCommercial operationSite rightsModel+7 more
[10]
[12]
offshoreWIND.biz2022-04-21
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFirst power
[13]
[16]
科技新報 TechNews (CNA)2019-02-01◆ 6 風場電業籌設許可，經濟部全數核發
Copyrighted source — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsConsentConsent appliedConsent granted
Unverified import1
[1]
unknown◆ Asia-Pacific’s largest offshore wind pro…
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