Synera Receives Permit to Build 495 MW Formosa 4 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan

Formosa 4, Synera Renewable Energy’s (SRE) third offshore wind project in Taiwan, received the establishment permit from the Energy Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs, in late October.

According to SRE, Formosa 4 is the first project to reach this milestone among all successful bidders in the first auction for Phase 3 Zonal Development for Offshore Wind.

SRE announced Formosa 4 in September 2020 following the company’s participation in Formosa 1, Taiwan’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, and Formosa 2.

At the end of 2022, the project was awarded 495 MW of development capacity by the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Formosa 4 will be located 18 to 20 kilometres off the coast of Miaoli County and covers an area of 58 square kilometres. The offshore wind farm will feature up to 35 turbines installed in water depths between 57 metres and 64 metres.

In July 2024, Scottish company Sulmara completed a site characterization survey for the wind project. For this task, the firm utilised a dedicated survey vessel, a large unmanned survey vessel (USV), and a smaller nearshore USV.

SRE recently submitted the administrative contract for the Formosa 6 offshore wind farm to Taiwan’s Energy Administration.

The project secured 800 MW development of capacity in the second auction of Phase 3 Zonal Development of offshore wind.