How wind power grew in Taiwan
Taiwan's first commercially operating modern wind farm was Mailiao in Yunlin. Its four 660 kW Vestas turbines, 2.64 MW in all, began commercial operation on 27 December 2000 inside the Formosa petrochemical complex. A government subsidy of NT$16,000/kW, offered from March 2000, supported it. Taipower's Zhongtun demonstration on Penghu followed in October 2001, with four 600 kW turbines that displaced diesel power. Offshore wind began with two demonstration turbines in 2017.
The developer InfraVest entered Taiwan in 2000, and its first turbines began running in Miaoli in 2006. From September 2012 residents of Yuanli protested against its turbines near their homes. Offshore policy began in 2012 with grants of up to half the cost of demonstration turbines. In 2018 Taiwan awarded 3,836 MW of offshore sites at a fixed 20-year tariff, then 1,664 MW by auction. A 2022 tender required 60% local content, a rule later replaced by ESG criteria. Later auctions have fallen short. Round 3.1 in 2023 awarded 2.335 GW of the 3 GW offered.
Taiwan had about 4.9 GW of offshore wind built by July 2026, from 508 turbines in eight commercial farms. Total wind capacity was 4.52 GW at the end of 2025. Wind generated 12.2 TWh in 2025, 4.2% of electricity. A plan of July 2026 targets 24.7 to 27.9 GW offshore by 2039, with auctions of about 8 GW every four years.
Sources: National Taiwan University · Ocean Energy Resources · Taipei Times · Norton Rose Fulbright · energate messenger · Commercial Times · Ember · Enerdata
Where Taiwan's power comes from, 2025
| Source | Share of electricity |
|---|---|
| Gas | 48.7% |
| Coal | 36.2% |
| Solar | 5.6% |
| Wind | 4.2% |
| Hydro | 1.9% |
| Other fossil fuels | 1.6% |
| Nuclear | 1.1% |
| Bioenergy | 0.7% |
Wind farms in Taiwan
We track 70 wind farms in Taiwan: 4.6 GW operating and 22.5 GW under construction, consented or planned, with 25.8 GW of it offshore. Each one's owners, turbines and status are in the Wind app.
Electricity data: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Wind farms: national registers and Global Energy Monitor; see data sources.
Every renewable explained: Wind · Solar · Hydro · Bioenergy · Geothermal · Marine. Renewables in every country.