In order to align with the “Four-Year Plan of Promotion for Wind Power” launched by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Maritime Technology Innovation Center, which is planning to be established at Xingda Harbor in Kaohsiung, was approved by the Executive Yuan in 2016. The wind power targets for Taiwan are listed as follows :
2016 : 8 MW in total, 2020 : 520 MW in total, 2025 : 5GW in total.
The Kaohsiung Maritime Technology Innovation Center aims to develop a fundamental manufacturing system of offshore wind power and maritime technology, with the aim of cultivating talent for Taiwan’s offshore wind power industry.

Thanks to the Kaohsiung Maritime Technology Innovation Center, there will be more talent focusing on offshore wind power and maritime technology. With this, more innovation could be successful and more R&D development could be made. The center also creates opportunities for Taiwan to collaborate with the rest of the world by cultivating more maritime technology professionals and therefore enhancing industry-academia relationships.

As soon as the construction of the Kaohsiung Maritime Technology Innovation Center begins, hundreds of workers will move in. They will boost the local economy, such as restaurants and the local service industry, and even revitalize the economy in Xingda Harbor and nearby areas.