LS Cable & System has won a contract valued at approximately $115 million to supply submarine cables for the Formosa 4 offshore wind project in Taiwan.

A press release said that the order from project developer Synera Renewable Energy, calls for the delivery of submarine cables by 2028, when installation will begin. The specific types of cable and how many km were not disclosed, but such projects usually call for inter-array cables to connect the wind turbines and the offshore substation, and from there export cables to connect that to onshore grid connection points, typically at a much higher voltage. Previous similar LS Cable orders for Taiwan offshore wind have included both 66 kV inter-array and 220 kV export cable packages.

The Formosa 4 wind farm will be located about 18 km off the coast of Miaoli County, in western Taiwan, and is expected to have a capacity of 495 MW once operational. The wind farm will use 35 turbines and will require both offshore and onshore substations.

The deal represents LS Cable’s 10th consecutive offshore wind cable order in Taiwan since first entering the market in 2019, continuing its involvement as a major cable supplier in the region’s energy transition initiatives. The company previously supplied cables for eight projects in Taiwan’s first phase of offshore wind development, and with this latest contract has now secured early orders in the second phase for both the Fengmiao and Formosa 4 projects.

Company representatives attribute their successful run in Taiwan to continued collaboration with leading global renewable energy developers and a strengthening track record for project execution.