Project Updates

Credit: Van Oord

Location: Taiwan Strait 

Project type: Offshore wind farms 

Owner: Ørsted 

Capacity: 1.82GW 

The Greater Changhua offshore wind farm projects are being developed at four sites off the coast of Changhua County, Taiwan. Sites 1 and 2a were inaugurated in April 2024, while 2b and 4 are set to come online in 2026.

Credit: Pattern Energy

Location: New Mexico and Arizona, US 

Project type: High-voltage transmission line

Developer: Pattern Energy 

Transmission capacity: 3GW  

The SunZia transmission project is a 550-mile long HVDC transmission line, being developed concurrently with the 3.5GW SunZia wind project. The two projects will make up the largest renewable energy infrastructure project in the US.

Credit: Creative Commons

Location: Rampal, Bangladesh 

Project type: Thermal power plant

Developer: BIFPCL 

Capacity: 1.32GW 

The Maitree super thermal power project includes two steam-based 660MW power generation units, along with pulverised coal-fired supercritical boiler units. The power it generates is supplied to the Bangladesh Power Development Board.