Several applications for tender without subsidy HKN
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The Netherlands Enterprise Agency has received several applications for the subsidy-free tender for the construction of a North Sea wind farm in the Hollandse Kust (noord) Wind Farm Zone. We will assess these applications and expects to announce the winner of the permit within 13 weeks.
A wind farm of at least 700 megawatts will be built in the zone and will produce renewable electricity without a government subsidy. This will account for approximately 2.5% of the total current electricity consumption in the Netherlands.
11 GW installed offshore wind capacity in 2030
The tender for Hollandse Kust (noord) is the fifth in a series of tenders that will see around 11 GW of installed offshore wind capacity in 2030. In 2016, the first sites in the Borssele Wind Farm Zone were tendered and won by Ørsted. The first turbines have now been installed.
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