In another step to meet localisation requirements for offshore wind, MHI Vestas will source transformer technology from within Taiwan, as Hitachi ABB Power Grids will supply transformers with key components from the Shihlin Electric & Engineering Corporation (SEEC) facility in Hsinchu County.

As part of a purchase agreement, Hitachi ABB Power Grids will supply transformers that convert electricity to a higher voltage (66kV) for long-range transmission to shore to be used in MHI Vestas’s Changfang Phase 2, Xidao and Zhong Neng offshore wind projects.