SRE selects Siemens Gamesa turbines for Formosa 4 offshore wind farm

Offshore wind developer Synera Renewable Energy Group has selected Siemens Gamesa to supply 35 of its 14MW wind turbines for the 495MW Formosa 4 offshore wind project.

Siemens Gamesa will supply the turbines from its industrial nacelle factory in Taichung, Taiwan.

Formosa 4 will be located off the west coast of Taiwan and once completed will provide enough clean power for approximately 500,000 households annually.

The project was awarded capacity in the first auction round of Phase 3 Zonal Development in late 2022 and obtained its establishment permit in late 2024.

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Lucas Lin, chairperson at SRE, stated: “Over the past six years, we have delivered Formosa 1, Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, and Formosa 2, the first among Phase 2 projects to reach commercial operation. Now we’re building on that success with Formosa 4. Given the strong partnership forged with Siemens Gamesa during Formosa 1 and 2, we’re pleased to have them on board again for Formosa 4, deepening the collaboration and advancing sustainability together.”

Mogens Jakobsen, global head of sales of Siemens Gamesa, added: “With more than three gigawatts of installed capacity, Taiwan is an important offshore market for Siemens Gamesa. The Formosa 4 project reaffirms our commitment and will strengthen our local industrial nacelle production in Taichung further. We are excited to work with SRE to provide Taiwan with reliable green energy, and we thank SRE for their continued trust and cooperation following the Formosa 1 and Formosa 2 projects.”

The project marks SRE’s third offshore wind farm in Taiwan since entering the sector in 2012.