China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) has achieved full grid-connection and started full operations of the last phase (450 MW) of its 1.5 GW South U offshore wind project located off the coast of China’s Shandong Province.
The South U project, which is touted by SPIC as China’s largest single parity offshore wind project currently in operation, was developed in two main phases: the 900 MW U1 site, built by Shandong Energy (and itself divided into two 450 MW phases), and the 600 MW U2 site, built by China’s National Energy Group. SPIC is the operator of the entire project. The South U project will be able to generate about 2.55 TWh/year of electricity, and offset emissions by about 2.3 MtCO2/year.
As of end-2023, China’s installed offshore wind capacity surpassed 37 GW (against over 404 GW for onshore wind). The country has installed on average 7.8 GW/year of offshore wind capacity since 2020. According to China’s “14th Five-Year Plan”, the country intends to get 20% of its total energy consumption from non-fossil fuels in 2025 (up from 11% in 2023).
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