China has taken a major leap toward its ambitious goal of tapping energy resources in ever more distant seas, as the final turbine of the country's farthest-reaching offshore wind project was connected to the national grid on Monday, according to the State-owned China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC).
Located in the sea northeast of Yancheng City's Dafeng District in east China's Jiangsu Province, the wind farm comprises 98 wind turbine units, three offshore booster stations, and a maritime rescue platform.
Consisting of four separate sites -- the farthest situated 85.5 kilometers offshore -- the 800-megawatt Dafeng Offshore Wind Farm is currently the most remote offshore wind project in China to achieve full grid connection.
"The farthest point of the Three Gorges Dafeng project is over 80 kilometers from shore. The vast sea area presented significant construction challenges. Therefore, we independently developed a meteorological early-warning platform to more accurately predict and utilize every viable construction window. This experience provides valuable insight for future energy development in deeper marine environments," said Li Tao, executive general manager of China Three Gorges Corporation Jiangsu Branch.
After the full grid connection, the project is expected to generate over 2.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually -- enough to meet the daily power needs of 1.4 million households.
This will save approximately 860,000 tonnes of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 2.37 million tonnes each year, providing a steady and sustainable boost to energy security and green, low-carbon development in the Yangtze River Delta region.
China's farthest offshore wind farm fully connects to national grid
