Google's Bold Move: Investing in Taiwan's Offshore Wind Energy

Tech Giant Partners with CIP to Power its Taiwanese Operations with Renewable Energy

Taipei, Taiwan – In a significant step towards its sustainability goals, Google Inc. has inked a deal with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a Danish clean energy investment fund manager, to purchase electricity generated by the Fengmiao I offshore wind project located off the coast of Taichung. This agreement marks Google's first foray into purchasing offshore wind energy in Taiwan and the broader Asia-Pacific region.

The Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA), finalized in March, will see Google draw power from CIP's Fengmiao I wind farm. This project, part of Taiwan's Round 3.1 auction, secured 500MW grid capacity and is the first of the Round 3 initiatives to reach financial close and commence construction. Located approximately 35 kilometers offshore from Taichung City, the Fengmiao I project will utilize 33 units of CIP's state-of-the-art 15MW turbines, with completion slated for the end of 2027.

Giorgio Fortunato, head of clean energy and power for Asia Pacific at Google, emphasized that this CPPA represents a new chapter, providing reliable electricity for Google's data center, cloud region, and offices in Taiwan. The project has secured approximately NT$103 billion (US$3.16 billion) in financing from numerous international and Taiwanese banks and is poised to begin construction. Fengmiao I is CIP's third offshore wind venture in Taiwan, following the successful development of Changfang & Xidao and Zhongneng, also in central Taiwan.

Thomas Wibe Poulsen, Partner and Head of Asia-Pacific at CIP, highlighted that this agreement with Google is the second power purchasing agreement between the two entities. Previously, in December 2024, they collaborated on a renewable energy purchase from the Zeevonk project in the Netherlands.

Adding to its renewable energy portfolio in Taiwan, Google recently announced a geothermal power purchase agreement with Baseload Power Taiwan, marking its first such agreement in the Asia-Pacific region. Google recognizes the potential of Taiwan's "substantial geothermal resources" to complement other renewables, such as solar and wind, furthering the country's clean energy transition.