Vattenfall wins 750 MW in Netherlands' offshore wind tender
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Vattenfall has announced that it has been awarded the permit for the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm. To be located 22.2km off the west coast of the Netherlands, spanning a 356 km2 site, the wind farm will have a total capacity of 700-750 MW and produce renewable electricity for between 1 and 1.5 million homes.
Vattenfall bid for this project in the Netherlands' first non-subsidised tender.
According the tender rules, the wind farm needs to be fully operational within 5 years after an irrevocable permit. Vattenfall will now make the final preparations for the project including the design of the wind farm, continuation of the internal planning and finalizing the tender process for major components.
Vattenfall's award concerns sites I and II of the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm zone. Subsidies and permits for sites III and IV, which will each have a capacity of 350 MW, will be tendered this year. TSO TenneT will build grid connections and construct two offshore substations in the wind farm zone.
This will be Vattenfall's second offshore wind project in the Netherlands. The company owns a 50% stake in the 108 MW Egmond aan Zee project, which began operating in October 2007. The wind farm is located off the west coast of North Holland and generates enough electrical power for about 100,000 Dutch households.
The Hollandse Kust Zuid project forms part of the company's plan to invest SEK13 billion (EUR 1.5 billion) in growth investments in wind power for the period 2017-2018.
It will also contribute significantly to the Dutch government's aim of producing 4.5 GW renewable energy from offshore wind farms by 2024.
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