Wind power in Taiwan

A wind farm in Qingshui District, Taichung.

Taiwan has abundant wind power resources. As of August 2016, there were 346 installed onshore turbines in operation with the total installed capacity of 682 MW.[1][2]

Generation

Installed capacity and generation

Installed wind power capacity and generation in Taiwan in recent years is shown in the table and the diagram below:[3]

Year Capacity (MW) Generation (GWh)
2000 2.6 1.3
2001 5.0 12.2
2002 8.5 15.8
2003 8.5 23.7
2004 8.5 25.2
2005 23.9 91.3
2006 102.0 276.0
2007 186.0 439.5
2008 250.4 588.2
2009 374.3 786.6
2010 475.9 1,026.3
2011 522.7 1,492.6
2012 571.0 1,413.4
2013 614.2 1,640.0
2014 637.2 1,500.4
2015 646.7 1,525.2
2016 682.0 1,457.1
2017 692.3 1,706.7

Diagram with installed wind power capacity and generation in Taiwan in recent years:

Offshore wind farms

The first offshore wind farms in Taiwan, Formosa I, started its commercial operation in April 2017 at off the coast of Miaoli County. The development project is led by Swancor Renewable. The firsts stage of the construction involved two 4 MW wind turbines which were installed in November 2016 with a total generation capacity of 8 MW. The second stage of the construction is expected to start in 2019 which will involve 30 turbines with a total capacity of 120 MW. The commercial operation is expected to start in the same year.

Formosa II wind farms will be constructed also offshore Miaoli County with a planned capacity of 300-500 MW. It is expected to pass the environmental impact assessment (EPA) and obtain commercial operating license in 2017. Formosa III wind farm will be constructed offshore Changhua County with a planned capacity of 1,900 MW. It is also expected to pass the EPA and obtain its license in 2017.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Her, Kelly (1 January 2017). "Fair Winds". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Lin, Meng-ju; Liu, Kay (12 June 2016). "Taipower to focus on wind farms in renewable energy development". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Bureau of Energy,Ministry of Economic Affairs,Taiwan:Renewable electricity Capacity&Generation
  4. ↑ Pan, Chi-i; Kao, Evelyn (6 August 2017). "Taiwan's 1st offshore wind farm to boost capacity 1,500% by 2019". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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