UK marine service provider James Fisher and Sons has been awarded a contract worth over £1m ($1.25m) for the provision of high voltage specialist personnel and safety management services at the Zhong Neng offshore wind farm in Taiwan.
Developed in collaboration with the China Steel Corporation and leading Danish developer Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), the Zhong Neng offshore wind farm will comprise 31 turbines which are set to generate 300MW of renewable electricity, enough to power approximately 300,000 households.
James Fisher’s Renewables team will manage the high voltage network and electrical safety throughout the construction and commissioning phases of the onshore substation and wind turbine generators, spanning approximately 10 months.
“Taiwan has ambitious plans to achieve 20% renewable energy generation by 2025, and the growth in its offshore wind industry will play a significant role in this,” said Maida Zahirovic, head of renewables at James Fisher.
James Fisher Renewables has supported twenty-eight projects in the Asia Pacific region to date, including works at The Changfang and Xidao Offshore Wind Project phase II of the Taiwan Power Company, Greater Changhua, Formosa 1 and 2 and the Yunlin project.
