By Natasha Li / Staff reporterMing Rong Yuan Business Co Ltd (銘榮元實業), which makes heavy construction equipment, at Kaohsiung Harbor yesterday unveiled its first pin pile for Taiwan Power Co’s (Taipower, 台電) phase 1 offshore wind farm project. Measuring 66.5m in length and weighing about 250 tonnes, the pin pile, which is a base for a wind turbine, is the first of its kind made in Taiwan, Ming Rong Yuan said, adding that it closely followed European standards in the manufacturing process. The company is to provide four pin piles by March to Taipower through the latter’s engineering, procurement and construction contractor, Luxembourg-based marine construction company Jan De Nul Group. Ming Rong Yuan has also set its sights on international markets, with plans to manufacture 50 to 60 pin piles by the end of the year, projecting sales of several billion New Taiwan dollars. Last month, the Ministry of Economic Affairs approved a Ming Rong Yuan investment of NT$1.5 billion to build a factory in Pingtung’s Xinyuan Township (新園).

Source: Taipei Times January 17, 2020 15:56 UTC