TAIWAN'S government and Canada-based Northland Power have major ambitions for offshore wind as the global race to fight climate change picks up pace. The Taiwanese government last year doubled its previously stated plans for the next stage of its offshore wind buildout, with the goal of adding 10 gigawatts of extra capacity from 2026 to 2035. That would take Taiwan's overall sea-based wind fleet to 15.5GW. Northland Power's Hai Long development in the Taiwan Strait will play a key role in Taiwan's offshore wind expansion plans and will be developed across various grid allocations. When completed, the huge Hai Long project's capacity will total just over 1GW. "By end of 2021, Taiwan will be the largest offshore wind market in Asia excluding (mainland) China. This is the result of strong government support and planning for offshore wind since 2015," Robert Liew, a principal analyst with Wood Mackenzie, told Upstream.
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