The construction of Taiwan’s first submarine cable plant at Kaohsiung is expected to be completed in 2025. The facility is likely to start production of high and medium-voltage AC offshore power cables in 2027.

Mar 11, 2025

The construction of Taiwan’s first subsea power cable factory is in full swing at Kaohsiung in the south of the Island nation, with the planning phase already over and the construction & machine installation process going on a war footing.

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This was revealed by Mr. Jonas Alfson, Director of Special Projects at NKT, who is overseeing the ambitious project being built by Walsin Energy Cable System Company Limited (WECSCL), a joint venture between Taiwan’s Walsin Lihwa Corporation and Denmark’s NKT.

As per Mr. Alfson, “Significant progress is being made in the construction, with expert personnel from NKT providing technical support in close collaboration with the WECS team to get the factory up and running efficiently. The factory is being built with the extensive knowledge and experience from our two factories in Karlskrona and Cologne in mind. All essential equipment is either in manufacturing, transit, or already in Taiwan for assembly and installation.”

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NKT is providing technical support for the construction of the facility, which will produce high and medium-voltage AC offshore power cables mainly for the Taiwanese offshore wind market. The construction of the Kaohsiung submarine cable plant is expected to be completed in 2025, with the facility becoming fully operational in 2027.