Dutch Borssele Offshore Wind Project: First lessons learned
Next steps in preparing for the Borssele Sites III & IV tender, and the impact of DONG Energy’s bid on tender pricing.
Introduction
In 2013, the Dutch government committed to increasing the country’s offshore wind capacity from 1,000 MW to 4,500 MW by 2023. This commitment is part of the Dutch government’s overarching EU mandate to meet a minimum target of 14% renewable energy use by 2020. To achieve the offshore wind capacity commitment, the Dutch government has designated five offshore wind farm zones for development, each with a capacity of circa 700 MW. The tender for the first zone was released in 2015, the tender for the second zone is to be released in September 2016, with the tenders for the final three zones expected to occur in succession over the next three years.
