Vattenfall to bid in Dutch subsidy-free offshore wind tender

Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall AB will bid in the Netherlands’ subsidy-free offshore wind tender for phases I and II of the Hollandse Kust Zuid zone.

The company said the site has good wind conditions and it sees significant synergies to its nearby wind farm Egmond aan Zee. The Ducth tender also "fits well with Vattenfall’s North Sea wind farm pipeline and can therefore easily be incorporated in the current procurement and execution strategy" said the company.

The tender for Hollandse Kust Zuid is for an area of 356 sq km to accommodate two offshore wind farms of 342 MW to 380 MW each. The Dutch government is accepting applications between December 15 and December 21.

Vattenfall won in 2016 the Kriegers Flak offshore wind tender in Denmark with a record low bid of EUR 49.9 (USD 59) per MWh, and the tender for the Vesterhav coastal wind farms at DKK 475 (USD 76/EUR 64) per MWh. In November 2017 it selected Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA’s (BME:SGRE) new 8-MW offshore wind turbine for the projects.

"We combine a strong track record in building and operating windfarms at the lowest cost with an ability to handle market risk and sell electricity on the Dutch market," said Vattenfall’s Wind head Gunnar Groebler. He said the Netherlands’ strong commitment to renewables and the stable regulatory framework were key in Vattenfall’s decision to bid in tenders, as well as the promised availability of substation and grid connection for the Hollandse Kust Zuid.

(EUR 1 = USD 1.18)

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