Heerema bags wind farm construction project in Taiwan

Heerema Marine Contractors has signed a new contract to support the construction of a wind farm project offshore Taiwan.

Assigned by the Taiwan branch of Jan De Nul, Heerema will take on the installation of 21 four-legged jacket foundations for the Changhua offshore wind farm project.

The installation will be done by Heerema’s heavy lift vessel Aegir.

The Changhua Windfarm Phase 1 project is situated in Taiwanese waters and is a project of the Taiwan Power Company (TPC) and executed by a consortium of Jan De Nul and Hitachi. The installation will take place eight kilometres off the coast of Changhua county, at a water depth of 18 to 28 metres.