The Dutch and German power transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has announced that the grid connection for the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park, located off the Netherlands, is ready for commissioning. The operator CrossWind (a joint venture between Eneco and Shell), will now connect the 69 SG 11.0-200 DD 11 MW wind turbines, supplied by Siemens Gamesa, to the designated offshore substation.
The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park will become fully operational before the end of 2023 and will generate at least 3.3 TWh/year of electricity. It is one of the three areas allocated by the Dutch government for the development of offshore wind, alongside Hollandse Kust Zuid and Hollandse Kust West.
The Netherlands targets 21 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 and 70 GW by 2050. As of end-2021, approximately 2.5 GW of offshore wind energy had been fully commissioned. Currently, more than 2 GW of wind power are under construction in the Netherlands, and nearly 13 GW are under development.
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