A cable fire broke out today at the 192 MW Lunwei East District floating solar plant, located within the Changbin Industrial Park in Taiwan.

According to a statement shared by the project contractor, United Renewable Energy Engineering Co (URE), the incident was triggered by a short circuit in a cable, igniting roughly 30 meters of cabling. As a precaution, about 10 MW of the floating PV array was temporarily shut down.

The fire was contained within an hour. URE said that restoration crews have already cleared the damaged cables and related debris. No injuries were reported, and the incident has not affected the overall operation of the facility or the surrounding environment.

URE also addressed online rumors suggesting that solar modules had burned. The company clarified that the panels used at the site are primarily constructed from aluminum frames and glass, materials that contain no liquids and are not flammable.

“The combustion was limited to the insulation layer of an external cable and did not impact nearby communities or waterways,” URE noted. “No pollutants were detected at the inspection site. The fire was confined to the floating platform area, and authorities from the fire and environmental protection departments reported no abnormalities during their on-site checks.”

The Lunwei East District floating solar plant, located in Changhua County on Taiwan’s eastern coast, was commissioned last year. URE owns a 60% stake in the project, with independent power producer Hexa Renewables Co Ltd holding the remaining 40%.

In June, URE—also a solar module manufacturer—announced it would concentrate on ramping up its tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) module series.

Earlier this year, more than 135,000 solar panels across Taiwan were damaged when Typhoon Danas hit the island in early July, with the worst impacts reported in the south.