Belgian marine contractor Jan De Nul has signed a contract with Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) for the installation of export cables on the Formosa 4 wind farm off Taiwan.

According to a statement from the company, it will transport, install, and protect 60 km of subsea cables.

Jan De Nul was also selected as the preferred contractor for export cables on SRE’s Formosa 6 offshore wind farm, located 55 km southwest of Formosa 4.

In less than a decade, Taiwan has built a capacity for offshore wind energy of more than 3GW, generated by 374 wind turbines, placing the country in seventh place worldwide in terms of capacity.

With the projects currently under construction, they are expected to overtake Belgium into sixth place this year. By 2030, Taiwan hopes to exceed a capacity of 13GW.

“We have successfully delivered several fully operational wind farms through large EPCI contracts, which means that we take on the entire project, from design and procurement to construction and installation,” said Wouter Vermeersch, director of subsea cables for offshore energy at Jan De Nul.

He added that the company also supported almost all of Taiwan’s wind farm developments with transport and installation solutions, including pre-sweep operations, subsea rock installation, and cable laying services.