Farthest offshore wind power project connects to the grid
2025-07-11 19:07:23
By Chen Zai
China Three Gorges Corporation connected the first units of the 800 MW Jiangsu Dafeng offshore wind project to the grid on July 4, coinciding with the peak electricity demand of the summer season.
The project is China's most distant offshore wind power site with a grid connection, located 85.5 kilometers off the coast in northeast Dafeng District, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province.
Project leader Shi Shuaishuai said that despite challenges such as the remote location, large ocean swells, harsh weather, and seabed silt scouring, the team developed a meteorological warning platform to determine construction windows. This allowed over 1,000 personnel to work offshore during peak periods, ensuring the initial grid connection of the units.
According to project leader Liu Yu, the installation of 98 wind turbines, along with two 200,000-kilowatt and one 400,000-kilowatt offshore booster stations, will provide 800 megawatts of capacity, generating over 2.6 billion kilowatt-hours annually to power about 1.1 million households.
China Three Gorges Corporation connected the first units of the 800 MW Jiangsu Dafeng offshore wind project to the grid on July 4, coinciding with the peak electricity demand of the summer season.
The Jiangsu Dafeng 800 MW offshore wind project is jointly funded by China Three Gorges Corporation, Jiangsu Guoxin Investment Group and others.
The project is China's most distant offshore wind power site with a grid connection, located 85.5 kilometers off the coast in northeast Dafeng District, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province.
Project leader Shi Shuaishuai said that despite challenges such as the remote location, large ocean swells, harsh weather, and seabed silt scouring, the team developed a meteorological warning platform to determine construction windows. This allowed over 1,000 personnel to work offshore during peak periods, ensuring the initial grid connection of the units.
According to project leader Liu Yu, the installation of 98 wind turbines, along with two 200,000-kilowatt and one 400,000-kilowatt offshore booster stations, will provide 800 megawatts of capacity, generating over 2.6 billion kilowatt-hours annually to power about 1.1 million households.
