The world's first tension-leg platform (TLP) floating offshore wind platform with a single-unit capacity of 16 megawatts departed from Zhuhai in south China's Guangdong Province on Sunday after completing integrated assembly, heading for the Lufeng oilfield cluster in the South China Sea.

Standing more than 307 meters tall and weighing nearly 8,000 tonnes, the platform is the largest of its kind in terms of single-turbine capacity.

Once operational, it is expected to generate an average of 54 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 35,000 tonnes and saving approximately 15,000 cubic meters of fuel oil each year.

The electricity generated by the platform will be transmitted directly to the Lufeng oilfield cluster through subsea cables, supplying renewable power for offshore oil and gas production.

The project integrates offshore wind power with oil and gas operations, reducing carbon emissions from offshore oilfield activities while promoting the development of the floating offshore wind industry in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

It is also expected to support the growth of the marine economy and contribute to the development of a cleaner, low-carbon and more efficient energy system.