Second Siemens Gamesa turbine issue at same Orsted offshore wind farm in two months
ReCharge News|Berta Olivier|Oct 5, 2026
A Siemens Gamesa turbine at Orsted's Greater Changhua 4 wind farm in Taiwan suffered blade damage on October 2, marking the second turbine issue at the site in recent months. Siemens Gamesa is leading the investigation into the incident, which occurred with no personnel or vessels nearby. The 583MW project, still under construction, is set for full commissioning by year-end.
A Siemens Gamesa turbine at Orsted's Greater Changhua 4 wind farm in Taiwan suffered blade damage on October 2, marking the second turbine issue at the site in recent months. Siemens Gamesa is leading the investigation into the incident, which occurred with no personnel or vessels nearby. The 583MW project, still under construction, is set for full commissioning by year-end.
The turbine maker is leading the probe into the second incident at project since August
A Siemens Gamesa wind turbine blade was damaged at Orsted's Greater Changhua 4 wind farm in Taiwan.
The incident occurred on 2 October and is the second turbine issue the wind farm has suffered in a matter of months.
No personnel were working on the turbine during the recent incident and no vessels were in the area at the time, Orsted said in a statement.
The 583MW Greater Changhua 4 project is based 35-60 kilometres at the coast of Changhua County. It features 42 SG 14-236 turbines supplied by German manufacturer Siemens Gamesa. The last of those turbines was installed in January.
Orsted developed the project and sold off a 50% stake in it to Cathay …
... more [truncated due to possible copyright]The turbine maker is leading the probe into the second incident at project since August
A Siemens Gamesa wind turbine blade was damaged at Orsted's Greater Changhua 4 wind farm in Taiwan.
The incident occurred on 2 October and is the second turbine issue the wind farm has suffered in a matter of months.
No personnel were working on the turbine during the recent incident and no vessels were in the area at the time, Orsted said in a statement.
The 583MW Greater Changhua 4 project is based 35-60 kilometres at the coast of Changhua County. It features 42 SG 14-236 turbines supplied by German manufacturer Siemens Gamesa. The last of those turbines was installed in January.
Orsted developed the project and sold off a 50% stake in it to Cathay Life Insurance and its affiliate Cathay Wind Power Holdings.
It forms part of the Greater Changhua 2a and 4 projects which have a combined capacity of 920MW. The project is currently under construction and is set for full commissioning by the end of the year.
Siemens Gamesa will lead the investigation into the recent incident, while Orsted said it is working with the company to assess the situation and supporting the probe.
“Blade failures of this nature are highly unusual across our offshore fleet,” a Siemens Gamesa spokesperson told Recharge, adding that no personnel were present at the turbine at the time of the incident and no one was hurt.
“As always, we are supporting our customer closely and working together with them to determine the root cause. We will conduct a thorough technical analysis, and it would be premature to draw conclusions before that work is complete,” Siemens Gamesa added.
Orsted said safety control measures have been put in place in the surrounding waters. The company said it is monitoring the area and has work vessels on standby for emergency response.
The incident follows a fire breaking out inside a turbine at the same wind farm in mid-August. No workers were harmed during that incident either.