Mitsui to join Taiwan offshore wind project with Canadian utility

Japan trading house to provide $1.1bn for 1-GW power farm plan

Once completed, the wind farm is expected to provide enough power for 1 million Taiwanese homes (photograph shows a Danish offshore wind farm). © Reuters

Nikkei staff writers

September 22, 2023 15:15 JST

Updated on September 23, 2023 04:45 JST

TOKYO -- Mitsui & Co. will participate in an offshore wind project in Taiwan with Northland Power, a major Canadian utility, the Japanese trading house announced on Friday.

The Hai Long project will have an output of approximately 1 gigawatt, making it the largest offshore wind project ever undertaken by Mitsui. The resulting power company intends to begin operations anytime from the end of 2025 to the end of 2026.