Changhua County Green Energy Investment Attracted Breaks NT$1 Trillion: Collaborating with Multiple Units to Promote Green Energy

On the morning of the 8th, in the courtyard of the Changhua County Government, the Changhua County Government signed a memorandum of cooperation on promoting green energy power construction with Swancor Renewable Energy Co., Ltd., the developer of Taiwan's first offshore wind farm, Macquarie Offshore Wind Development Co., Ltd., and Dayeh University. Changhua County Magistrate Wei Ming-ku, Swancor Renewable Energy Co., Ltd. Chairman Tsai Chao-yang, Macquarie Offshore Wind Development Co., Ltd. Managing Director John Jackman, and Dayeh University President Ou Chia-jui personally attended this grand event. Under the witness of representatives from the Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs, they will jointly promote offshore wind power and build Changhua into a major county of wind and solar energy.

Magistrate Wei Ming-ku pointed out that at the end of last year, a memorandum of investment totaling NT$350 billion was signed with Dong Energy, the world's largest offshore wind farm developer; a letter of intent for cooperation totaling NT$330 billion was signed with Taiwan Power Company; and a memorandum of cooperation totaling NT$157 billion was signed with Canada's NPI company and Yushan Energy Company. This time, another memorandum of cooperation totaling NT$210 billion was signed with Swancor Renewable Energy Co., Ltd. The total investment in offshore wind power exceeds NT$1 trillion, cumulatively reaching NT$1.047 trillion. It is hoped that through tripartite cooperation among industry, government, and academia, and in joint cooperation with Changhua's fishermen, the waters off Changhua will be built into the Saudi Arabia of the East, creating wealth for county residents to prosper and share together.

Su Chin-sheng, Chief Secretary of the Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs, stated that the signing of this memorandum of cooperation is a model of industry-government-academia cooperation. In addition to the green energy vision promoted by Magistrate Wei, other initiatives such as smart cities, electric vehicles, and smart power saving are also underway. In the future, Changhua County will achieve great gains in offshore wind power.