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Taiwan
to the Wildlife Conservation Act, any
construction in Major Wildlife Habitats
should be carried out in ways and areas
with the least impact on the habitat and
the original ecological functions of the
habitat should not be harmed.
(b) EP: the OWF developer should submit
establishment proposal, including financial plan, EIA Approval, local government’s approval, consent for the use of
land for the power plant, and consent
letters from other relevant government
authorities, for example, from the fishing
or mining authorities, to the MOEA.
(c) Recordation Approval: a copy of the EP
is required to obtain the Recordation
Approval from the MOEA.
(d) Construction Permit: the OWF developer
should provide supporting documents
and permits to the BOE including, among
others, a construction plan, preliminary
drawings and specifications and the
approval for the use of the offshore land.
(e) Electricity Business Licence: issuance of
the Electricity Business Licence by the
BOE requires a number of documents,
including completion of submarine
cables and proof of self-owned capital.
As to the required consent for the gird connection mentioned in above section 3.2(b)
Taipower is the entity conducting the review
and issuing the consent letters. According
to Article 8 of the Installation Regulations,
in terms of OWF projects, a PPA must be
executed within six (6) months after the
Recordation Approval is obtained, if the project company opts to adopt a Taipower PPA
model, i.e., to sell all of its generated power
to Taipower through the wholesale scheme.
As for Phase III-1 of the Program, the Zonal
Site Guidelines outlines several different site
application processes for OWF developers
to follow. The key features and differences in
the Zonal Site Guidelines include:
(a) Financial Capability as a Qualification:
The applicant will need to provide
financial proof concerning the self-owned capital exceeding 5% of the total
investment amount. The total investment amount is defined as the initial
installation cost per kW as announced in
the feed-in tariff ("FiT") of the year of the
application for the site multiplied by the
proposed installed capacity.
(b) Once the site application passes the
MOEA’s joint committee’s review, the
MOEA would forward the application
and submit the environmental impact
statement of the application case, to the
EPA for its review.
(c) Other Requisite Documents: application
form (including background description
of the application), certificate of establishment of an electricity enterprise or a
preparatory office, map and boundary
