Fengmiao I is a 495MW offshore wind farm being developed off the coast of Taichung, Taiwan.
The wind farm is owned by Danish investment company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its fund Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V). Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP), the offshore wind development partner to CIP, is leading the project’s development.
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The project represents the first phase of a larger three-phase initiative aimed at achieving a total capacity of 1,800MW.
Construction of the Fengmiao I wind farm began after the final investment decision (FID) was made in March 2025. The project is slated for completion by the end of 2027.
Once operational, the wind farm is expected to generate approximately 1.97 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, sufficient to power around 650,000 households, and reduce carbon emissions by 1.176 million tonnes a year.
Fengmiao I will also contribute to Taiwan’s target of installing 15GW of offshore wind capacity by 2035.
Project location of the Fengmiao I wind farm
The Fengmiao I offshore wind farm is located approximately 36km from the shoreline off the west coast of Taichung.
The site covers an area of 99.94km², with water depths ranging from 52m to 64m.
Fengmiao I wind farm details
The wind farm will consist of 33 Vestas V236-15.0 MW turbines, interconnected by 66kV buried inter-array subsea cables.
The renewable power generated by the turbines will be collected at a 66kV/220kV offshore substation, mounted on jacket foundations. The substation will step up the voltage of the electricity for further transmission to the 220kV/161kV onshore self-built substation via subsea export cables.
Fengmiao I will also use a comprehensive remote monitoring system to enable the substation to operate as a smart facility with real-time control of the substation and offshore wind farm operations.
Vestas turbine details
The Vestas V236-15.0 MW turbines are engineered for high performance across varying wind conditions.
Each wind turbine features 115.5m blades and a rotor diameter of 236m, resulting in a swept area of 43,742m². These features enable the turbine to achieve a capacity factor exceeding 60%.
Vestas has also integrated advanced system designs into the turbines, including a geared drivetrain to offer a balanced and scalable platform, CubePower converter, and Control System 8000.
The V236-15.0 MW turbine is designed for high wind conditions and rated to withstand IEC 1 extreme wind conditions up to 50m/s and IEC T up to 57m/s. Each turbine is built for a design lifetime of 30 years.
Grid connection at Fengmiao I
Fengmiao I will be connected to Taiwan’s onshore grid via two AC high-voltage cables, measuring 45km and 44km in length, respectively.
These cables, weighing more than 8,000 tonnes in total, will facilitate the efficient transfer of generated power to the mainland.
Financing details for Fengmiao I wind farm
Financial closure for the Fengmiao I wind farm was achieved in March 2025.
The project secured approximately T$103bn ($3.1bn) in financing from 27 international and Taiwanese banks.
A portion of the project finance debt will be backed by four export credit agencies (ECAs), which include Atradius Dutch State Business, Credendo, the Export & Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO), UK Export Finance (UKEF), and Taiwan’s National Credit Guarantee Administration.
UKEF provided a credit guarantee of £184m ($244m), while EIFO contributed approximately €150m ($175.7m).
Credit Agricole CIB served as the mandated lead arranger, lender, and hedging counterparty for the transaction.
In May 2025, Tokyo-based Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) entered an agreement with CIP to acquire a 10% stake in the project. Under the agreement, MOL will invest around Y25bn ($172.6m) in the project.
Power purchase agreement details
The project has secured long-term corporate power purchase agreements (CPPA) with six major local and international companies, including Google, Sino-American Silicon Products, Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone Telecommunications, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), and MediaTek.
This makes Fengmiao the first offshore wind farm in Taiwan to depart from the traditional feed-in tariff model, directly supplying renewable energy to multiple corporate users.
Contractors involved
Taiwanese company TECO Electric & Machinery is serving as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the Fengmiao I project. The company has collaborated with Pacific Engineering & Constructors for design, civil and MEP works, and EDS International for architectural design.
In January 2025, DEME, via its local joint venture CDWE, were contracted by CIP to handle the transportation and installation of jacket foundations, pin piles anchoring them to the seabed and the offshore substation.
Vestas was awarded the order for the wind turbines in March 2025. The contract also includes a long-term comprehensive service agreement to ensure optimised performance of the assets.
PEAK Wind entered an operations management agreement (OMA) to oversee the operations of Fengmiao I while Seatools won the contract for the design, engineering, and delivery of the metrology and control system for the Pre-Piling Template (PPT).
Lautec, which offers consulting and software solutions for offshore wind projects, agreed to provide fabrication supervisors, quality inspectors, and HSE inspectors to monitor fabrication and construction quality throughout the manufacturing phase.
Jan de Nul is responsible for transporting and installing around 90km of subsea high-voltage export cables for connecting the Fengmiao I offshore substation to the onshore grid.
PTSC Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C), in partnership with Semco Maritime, is serving as the main engineering, procurement, construction and offshore commissioning (EPCC) contractor for the offshore substation.
Van Oord was awarded the contract to transport, install and bury 33 inter-array cables, with a combined length of 64km.
Other key players include LS Cable & System, SK Oceanplant, Wood Thilsted, Glamox, White & Case and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.