The Jinwan Offshore Wind Farm's first 220kV offshore booster station in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was hoisted into place Aug 14.

The booster station consists of a three-story upper structure 38.4 m (42 yd) long, 36 m (39 yd) wide, and 2,900 tons in weight. A power system centrum, it is to increase electric generation and transmit it to an onshore control center via 220KV submarine cables. The electricity will then be integrated into the power grid for household use.

Located 10.5 km (6.5 miles) south of Jinwan District's Sanzao Island, the offshore wind farm is up to 21 m (23 yd) above the water. It is an engineering procurement construction (EPC) project of the Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute of China Energy Engineering Group costing 5.3 billion yuan ($764 million).

Upon completion, it should reduce the consumption of fossil resources, improve air quality, and optimize energy structure to achieve harmonious economic and environmental development in the Greater Bay Area. 

Workers celebrate installation of offshore booster station [Photo by Zhang Zhou / Guanhai App]