EDF has formed a 50:50 joint venture with the Norwegian independent power producer (IPP) Deep Wind Offshore to bid, develop, build and operate offshore wind projects in Norway. The new company will submit applications to the Norwegian authorities for the development of two commercial-scale projects in the Utsira Nord and Sorlige Nordsjo 2 zones.
Several consortia have already expressed interest in taking part to the future offshore wind tender: Equinor, RWE Renewables and Hydro will jointly bid for the Sørlige Nordsjø II area, along with a consortium of EnBW, Norseman Wind, ASKO Fornybar, and NorgesGruppen. RWE will also bid for the Utsira Nord area in a consortium with NTE and Havfram. Other bidders in the tenders will include a consortium of Ørsted, Fred. Olsen Renewables and Hafslund Eco, a consortium of BP, Aker and Staktraft, a consortium of Shell, BKK and Lyse and a consortium of Iberdrola, Iberdrola, TotalEnergies, and Norsk Havvind.
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