Feng Miao substation contract awarded to Semco Maritime and PTSC M&C

Early October 2023, the consortium consisting of Semco Maritime and PTSC Mechanical & Construction  (PTSC M&C), led by Semco Maritime, has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction  (EPC) contract for a 500MW offshore substation in the Feng Miao offshore wind farm project invested and  developed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, the Danish fund manager dedicated to greenfield  renewable energy investments.

The Feng Miao OWF Project is located approximately 36 kilometres off the coast of Taichung city on the  Taiwanese west coast and has been awarded 500 MW grid capacity by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic  Affairs with expected commissioning by 2027.

The contract for the offshore substation includes design, engineering, procurement, construction, and  commissioning and is effective from early October 2023 with the parties immediately initiating the  execution phase for the project. All structures for this project will be fabricated at PTSC M&C’s yard in  Vungtau City (Vietnam) and Semco Maritime will design, procure, and install high and medium voltage,  SCADA and auxiliary systems supported by primary sub-contractor ISC Consulting Engineers. The contract  duration is scheduled in the 2023-2026 period.

“Feng Miao is an exciting project representing a great opportunity for our consortium to further build on  our joint experience from the Taiwanese Hai Long project, while simultaneously strengthening ties with the  world-class team from Copenhagen Offshore Partners with a solid track record of leading offshore project  development in Taiwan since 2017. We look forward to contributing to the continued development of the  Taiwanese offshore wind industry in the coming years,” says Vice President Renewables, Semco Maritime,  Frank Holm.

“Once again, we are honored to accompany our partner Semco Maritime in this offshore substation project. This project shall also help extend our portfolio in the renewable energy sector and we are proud  to contribute to the global energy transition trends,” says Mr. Dong Xuan Thang, PTSC M&C’s Managing  Director.

“Feng Miao is CIP's first project in Taiwan to feature an offshore substation. We are very pleased to  cooperate with experienced partners such as Semco Maritime and PTSC M&C,” Claire Lohan, CEO of CIP  Taiwan Round 3 projects, said. “An offshore substation is an integral part of an offshore wind farm. By  signing this EPC contract, we have taken a big step in the development process of the Feng Miao project and have once again demonstrated our commitment and confidence to complete the project in 2027 as  scheduled."

This is the third offshore substation project awarded to the Semco Maritime-PTSC M&C Consortium since  the first collaboration in the Hai Long OWF Project recently followed by the Baltica 02 project. Both projects  are on-going and progressing according to plan.

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