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The 495MW Taiwanese offshore wind farm has secured US$3.1bn of funds Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its fund Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V), has reached financial close on the 495MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm off the coast of Taichung, Taiwan. Fengmiao 1 has secured an approximately NTD$103bn (US$3.1bn) project financing from 27 international and Taiwanese banks. A portion of the project finance debt will be guaranteed by four export credit agencies (ECAs) and Taiwan’s National Credit Guarantee Administration. Fengmiao 1 is scheduled to complete construction by the end of 2027 and a group of six large local and international corporates have entered into long-term power purchase agreements with Fengmiao 1 for its entire capacity. Fengmiao 1 is CIP’s third offshore wind project in Taiwan, following the successful construction of Changfang & Xidao and Zhongneng. In December 2022, Fengmiao 1 secured site exclusivity and 500MW grid capacity in Taiwan’s Round 3.1 auction and is the first of Taiwans Round 3 projects to reach financial close and the first to start construction. Fengmiao 1 will be constructed by a group of international and local suppliers, all with track records from previous offshore wind projects in Taiwan, CIP said. Vestas is the turbine supplier to CIPs two existing projects and will also supply 33 units of its latest 15MW turbine to Fengmiao 1. Thomas Wibe Poulsen, partner and head of Asia-Pacific at CIP, said: Financial close on Fengmiao 1 marks a major milestone for CIP and is the culmination of years of hard work and dedication from the project team, suppliers, contractors, banks, ECAs and offtakers. Fengmiao 1 is the first offshore wind project in Taiwan to be supported by a portfolio of corporate offtakers and will deliver much-needed clean energy to large energy users in Taiwan. This sets a new benchmark for Taiwans rapidly maturing offshore wind market under the government’s Energy Transition 2.0 policy. Copenhagen Offshore Partners has been an integral part of the project organisation through the successful development of Fengmiao 1 and will continue its involvement throughout the construction phase, CIP said. CIP’s fifth flagship fund, CI V, held final close in March 2025 and exceeded the target of €12bn. The fund aims to invest in the energy transition across a range of technologies, from wind and solar PV to battery storage, across low-risk OECD countries in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. CI V has so far made six final investment decisions (FIDs) committing 60% of the fund, ensuring fast deployment of capital and significant value creation early in the fund lifetime. BNP Paribas and CTBC Bank acted as joint financial advisors for the project financing. White & Case and Baker McKenzie acted as Fengmiao 1s legal advisors on the financing, and Accura acted as Fengmiao 1’s legal advisor on the supply contracts. Orrick and Lee & Li acted as legal advisors to the ECAs and project finance banks. |
