Lightsource bp, a leading developer and manager of global onshore renewable energy projects, has secured around TWD 6 billion in financing for its 115MWp fishery solar project in Budai and Yizhu Townships within Chiayi County, Taiwan, with construction beginning in June 2025.
This project marks Lightsource bp’s first fishery solar venture and a significant milestone as the company’s inaugural solar initiative in Taiwan. A fishery solar farm combines solar power generation with aquaculture – a practice known as aquavoltaics – where solar panels are installed above fishponds, allowing for both fish farming and low-carbon energy production. As an area known for fish farming, the integration of solar technology with aquaculture is particularly beneficial to the Budai and Yizhu regions. In addition to maintaining food security, it can enhance energy independence and help decarbonise Taiwan’s energy sector.
Once operational, Project Budai will be one of the largest fishery solar farms in Taiwan, able to produce 180,000MWh of renewable energy a year – enough to power the equivalent of around 41,000 homes and save around 115,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
Lightsource bp is cooperating with local developer GreenRock Energy for the development and fishery management for this project. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the project is Shihlin Electric & Engineering Corporation (SEEC), a leading electric manufacturer in Taiwan that has actively expanded into renewable energy, providing comprehensive solutions, including the design and construction of large-scale solar power projects.
Lightsource bp will carry out social and environmental investments in local communities, with programmes based on the need of the community. During the construction of the solar farm, up to 750 direct jobs will be created, with priority given to hiring local labour.
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