Chuja offshore wind capacity expected to shrink to 1.79GW from 2.37GW
The Chuja offshore wind project is expected to shrink by about 25%, from 2.37GW to 1.79GW, ahead of a fresh tender after the original developer withdrew. A baseline survey by Jeju Energy Corporation reduced the developable area after maritime traffic routes and marine ecosystems were excluded.
The Chuja-do offshore wind power project, which has returned to the drawing board after a developer withdrew, is expected to shrink from an initial 2.37 GW to 1.79 GW, a reduction of roughly 25 percent. The change follows a revision to the installable area for wind turbines in a basic survey conducted ahead of the re-tendering process.
According to Jeju Special Self-Governing Province on October 15, a basic survey by Jeju Energy Corporation for the public-led wind development project has set the Chuja-do offshore wind capacity at approximately 1.79 GW.
This represents about 75.5 percent of the 2.37 GW capacity cited in the earlier call for developers to form a consortium for the now-defunct Chuja Offshore Wind Farm Development Project.
The Chuja offshore wind power project's developer re-recruitment process is being prepared, with a proposal to reduce the project scale by 25% from the initially proposed 2.37GW to 1.79GW. · Photo: Headline Jeju
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