Taipower appoints DNV as owner’s engineer for Changhua II offshore wind farm

DNV wins USD 17.7 million contract to support development of Taiwan Power Company’s largest offshore wind farm

Taipower appoints DNV as owner’s engineer for Changhua II offshore wind farm
Photo: DNV

DNV has signed a USD 17.7 million (NOK 150 million) contract to be the Owner’s Engineer for Taipower Offshore Wind Project Phase II (Changhua Phase II) in Taiwan. It is the largest offshore wind farm being developed solely by Taiwan Power Company (‘Taipower’).

The work scope lasting into the second half of 2025 will see DNV’s international and local experts support project engineering reviews and marine coordination during wind farm construction. The scope over the project life cycle right through to commissioning includes design review, fabrication assurance, and construction assurance. Detailed design of the 31-turbine project is due this year, with the wind farm scheduled to be online by autumn 2025.

DNV will work in close partnership with Taiwan-based engineering consultancy GIBSIN Engineers Ltd. (GIBSIN), sharing best practice and knowledge.

Brice Le Gallo, Regional Director for APAC, Energy Systems at DNV, said:

“This win is a great example of why we decided to merge the expertise of DNV’s energy and oil and gas organizations. It makes us uniquely positioned to support both offshore project engineering activities and marine coordination work, thereby ensuring smooth project implementation. Our broad expertise helped secure what is the largest-ever offshore engineering project for the power and renewables side of DNV.”

DNV is assisting several local Taiwan firms, including GIBSIN, to be ready to benefit from renewables expansion. This support includes providing know-how on state-of-the-art construction, gained from DNV’s work with energy systems customers globally.

Taiwan is set to become Asia Pacific’s second largest offshore wind market behind Mainland China. Taiwan aims to generate 20% of its electricity from renewables by 2025. By then, 5.7 GW of installed capacity is scheduled to be available from offshore wind farms including, among others, Changhua Phase II and TPC’s earlier 109.2 MW Changhua Phase I. The government wants another 10 GW of offshore wind installed between 2026 and 2036.