Offshore staff
SINGAPORE – Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (Keppel O&M) has completed the construction of two substations for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 1 & 2a wind farms offshore Taiwan.
The detailed engineering, procurement, and construction for the two substations, which comprise the topsides modules and jacket foundations, were completed with a perfect safety record, the company said.
The topsides modules, which have a combined weight of more than 8,000 metric tons (8,818 tons), are expected to sail away in late October 2021. They will be integrated with the jacket foundations, which Keppel O&M completed in 2Q 2021, on site in the Taiwan Strait. The company is also responsible for the integration and testing of the substation systems.
Located 35-60 km (22-37 mi) off the coast of Changhua County, Greater Changhua 1 & 2a are expected to be Taiwan’s first far shore and large-scale offshore wind farms. They are expected to power more than 1 million households in Taiwan.
According to Chris Ong, CEO of Keppel O&M, this is the seventh major project completed by the company in 2021. He also said the company has secured more than S$1.3 billion ($954 million) worth of offshore wind projects in the last three years.
09/29/2021
