Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners reaches financial close on Fengmiao I offshore wind farm

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fengmiao I is CIP's third offshore wind project in Taiwan, following the successful construction of Changfang & Xidao and Zhongneng.

In December 2022, Fengmiao I secured site exclusivity and 500MW grid capacity in Taiwan's Round 3.1 auction and is the first of Taiwan's Round 3 projects to reach financial close and the first to start construction. Fengmiao I will be constructed by a group of international and local suppliers, all with track records from previous offshore wind projects in Taiwan. Vestas is the turbine supplier to CIP's two existing projects and will also supply 33 units of its latest 15MW turbine to Fengmiao I.

Fengmiao I has secured an approximately NTD $ 103 billion (USD 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 I is scheduled to complete construction by the end of 2027 and a group of six large local and international corporates have entered into ...