Zhong Neng
Located 10-17 km off Changhua County. CIP's third Taiwan project. Annual output ~1.1 TWh.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
CSChina Steel Corporation — 51% ◆
CIP — 49% ◆Location
TaiwanTaiwan Strait
Technology
Capacity
300 MW ◇
Turbines
31 × 9.5 MW ◆
Model
Vestas V174 9-5 ◆
Foundation
Jacket ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Water depth
14–38 m ≈
Distance from shore
17 km ◇
Wind speed
10.0 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
PPA ◆
Grid
Not recorded ◆
Connection
Changhua County onshore substation (Taipower grid) ◆
Schedule
FID
Dec 2021 ◆
COD
2025-Q2 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
4 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 1 recorded ownership deal 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 (2 primary) · ◆ 1 document held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
OEM2
[10]
Vestas Wind Systems2022-03-31
“Vestas wins 295 MW order for the Zhong Neng Offshore Wind Project off the coast of Taiwan ... thirty-one Vestas V174-9.5 MW turbines ... the Zhong Neng offshore wind project, located off the coast of …”
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacity
[11]
Vestas Wind Systems (via PR Newswire APAC)2024-09-05
“Vestas Completes Turbine Installation for Zhong Neng Offshore Wind Farm ... the 31 Vestas V174-9.5 MW turbines have been installed and will contribute 300 MW of clean energy.”
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacity
Auction results1
[12]
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 press8
[2]
Copenhagen Offshore Partners2025-05-22
“May 22, 2025 – Copenhagen, Denmark and Taipei, Taiwan: The Zhong Neng Offshore Wind Farm has reached its Commercial Operations Date (COD) and is now in full-scale operation, delivering a capacity of 3…”
supportsoperatorownerCommercial operationStatusConnection point
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[6]
NS Energy2025
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFinal investment decisionMechanismDetail
[7]
offshoreWIND.biz2024-09-05
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOffshore constructionSite rightsFoundation
[8]
Copenhagen Offshore Partners2024-06-26
“26 June, 2024 – Copenhagen, Denmark and Taipei, Taiwan: ... Today it was announced that the Zhong Neng offshore wind farm has achieved a significant milestone and delivered first power.”
supportsFirst power
[9]
Unverified import1
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