Taïwan lance la troisième phase de sélection pour l'éolien offshore avec 3,6 GW

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs held a second public consultation on February 26, 2026, presenting the revised draft vendor selection mechanism for the third round of offshore wind block development. The initiative comes as global offshore wind capacity has crossed the 100 GW mark, intensifying competition among countries to attract international developers. The ministry's Bureau of Energy outlined evaluation criteria, scoring thresholds and new incentive measures. Official publication of the mechanism is targeted for the first quarter of 2026.

A Three-Pillar Scoring Framework

The mechanism evaluates candidates across three categories: developer track record (35 points), financial capability (30 points), and project execution capability (35 points). Project execution encompasses the degree of progress on application documentation (15 points), ESG planning — covering local industry and economic impact, environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility (15 points in total) — and energy resilience (5 points). The Bureau of Energy stressed that candidates must provide detailed and verifiable plans rather than general statements of intent.

Scoring criteria also include developers' past record of meeting contractual obligations, the status of utility establishment permits, and underwater archaeological survey documentation. For a reference 500 MW wind farm, the investment threshold for local industry and economic benefits is set at $625 million (TWD 20 billion) for 5 points and $937 million (TWD 30 billion) for the maximum 10 points. These thresholds are designed, according to the ministry, to reward teams with genuine execution capability.

Feed-in Tariff, Incentives and Capacity Expansion

The surplus green electricity purchase price is set at $0.071 (TWD 2.29) per kilowatt-hour, based on Taiwan Power Company's average avoided cost. The incentive mechanism for this round combines three criteria — early completion and grid connection, local industry and economic impact, and energy resilience — potentially generating up to five additional years of electricity sales. For the energy resilience component, investment thresholds for a 500 MW wind farm stand at $50 million (TWD 1.6 billion) for 2 points and $78 million (TWD 2.5 billion) for the full 5 points.

A new capacity expansion mechanism allows selected wind farms to increase their allocated capacity by up to half of the original allocation, based on their ranking, provided they achieve grid connection by end-2031. Against a backdrop where some international operators are scaling back offshore wind exposure — TotalEnergies recovering $928 million by abandoning its US offshore concessions — Taiwan aims to position its regulatory framework as stable and predictable to attract foreign capital.

Timeline and National Targets

The total capacity allocated under this third round amounts to 3.6 GW, distributed across existing maritime zones. The ministry plans to officially publish the selection mechanism in the first quarter of 2026 and complete capacity allocation by year-end. Stakeholders wishing to submit comments have until March 5, 2026 to do so through official channels.

The ministry states the policy aims to create a favorable environment for renewable energy development and meet national green electricity targets. The stability of the allocation framework is presented as a guarantee of reliability for long-term international investors.