Japan's Mitsui & Co., Ltd. announced the official completion of the Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm, which can provide electricity for 600,000 users in Taiwan per year.

The offshore wind farm invested by Japan's Sojitz Corporation, as well as companies from Germany, France, Thailand, and others, has been completed, and a completion ceremony was held on March 4th. Sojitz Corporation stated that the offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Yunlin County in the Taiwan Strait, has one of the largest scales and a generating capacity of 640 MW. The electricity generated by eighty wind turbines is equivalent to the annual usage of 600,000 households. It has been reported that Taiwan will shut down all nuclear power plants within this year, aiming to increase the proportion of wind power generation to 20%.

Masayoshi Fujimoto, the chairman of Shuangri, stated that Taiwan's wind power generation market has great potential for growth. Shuangri has extensive experience and hopes to consider economic benefits while actively moving forward.

Another Japanese operator 'JERA Geothermal Energy,' invested in Taiwan's offshore wind farm, is also in operation, with more and more overseas companies participating in Taiwan's renewable energy development.

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Shuangri Corporation completed its investment in the Yunlin offshore wind farm in April 2019, with eighty wind turbines installed. It is scheduled to start operation on January 30, 2025, and the official progress announced is that it has been completed.

The wind power plant can generate up to 640 kWs, reportedly providing the largest wind power energy in Taiwan, supplying approximately clean energy for about 600,000 households for a year. When the power generation reaches 2400 k megawatts (GWh), it can meet about 90% of the electricity demand for a typical household in Yunlin County, providing stable power supply to the area and reducing approximately 1.2 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.

The geographical location of this renewable energy project is located 8 to 17 kilometers off the coast of Yunlin County, central Taiwan. The electricity generated by the eighty wind turbines installed in the area will be supplied to Taiwan Power Company through two onshore substations near Taixi Township and Sihu Township in Yunlin County. The project is jointly implemented by YunNeng Wind Power Co., Ltd., Skyborn Renewables GmbH, TotalEnergies SE, and Electricity Generating Public Company Limited.

After amending the law in 2017, Taiwan plans to completely shut down nuclear power plants by 2025 and promote renewable energy as an alternative. The goal is to increase the proportion of renewable energy generation by 20%. Due to the superior natural conditions in Yunlin, it is suitable for the development of wind energy as a renewable energy source. There is high local expectation for offshore wind power generation, and many development projects are continuously being promoted.

Taiwan intends to completely stop nuclear power generation, which often sparks heated debates from both sides. Although many offshore wind farms have been completed, various parties are still assessing how likely it is to fully replace nuclear power generation. Currently, the third nuclear power plant is operational, while the first and second nuclear power plants have been decommissioned as planned. Longmen Center ( Nuclear Power Plant ) is undergoing asset maintenance management as instructed by the government.

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