Hai Long inks jackets contract

Hai Long Offshore Wind Project and Samkang M&T have signed the contract for the latter to provide jacket foundations for the developer’s offshore wind farms off Taiwan.

Samkang M&T was selected as the preferred supplier for Hai Long in January 2022.

Under the terms of the jackets fabrication contract, Samkang M&T will supply a total of 52 jackets to Hai Long by December 2024.

Each jacket will exceed 94 metres in height and will weigh over 2000 tonnes to support the 14MW wind turbines that will be installed in Hai Long.

The Hai Long wind farms are located 40-50 km off the coast of Taiwan, in water depths of 35-55 metres, and are some of the largest offshore wind farms in Taiwan with a total capacity of over 1 GW.

Seung Cheol Lee, CEO of Samkang M&T, said: “We are pleased that Hai Long trusts Samkang M&T as the foundation fabricator for Hai Long Offshore Wind Project.

“And we will make every effort to support Hai Long for the success of the project with zero incident.”

Felipe Montero, Project Director of Hai Long and Head of Northland Power Taiwan said: “The conclusion of this fabrication contract is another key milestone achieved in our path towards financial close and into execution. We are delighted to extend our partnership with them.

“By signing this agreement, Samkang M&T become one of our most critical suppliers, as they’ll be responsible to deliver one of the biggest and most complex parts of our project.

“Samkang M&T has an impressive track record and the skills and capabilities required to undertake a project of this complexity, so we’re very confident they’re the perfect partner for us for this scope.”