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OX2 ambitions a 5.5 GW offshore wind project in Sweden

The Swedish renewable project developer OX2 has applied for a construction permit to build for a 5.5 GW offshore wind project in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone between the islands of Gotland and Öland. The Aurora project, which will be located 20 km south of Gotland and 30 km east of Öland, consists of up to 370 turbines with a maximum height of 370 meters. Electricity production from the project should reach 24 TWh/year.

Sweden has currently less than 200 MW of offshore wind capacity (end of 2021). In February 2022, the country selected three offshore wind zones in the Gulf of Bothnia, the Baltic Sea and the North Sea that are expected to supply up to 30 TWh/year of power. The Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten) is mandated to identify suitable areas to enable an additional 90 TWh of offshore wind power. The country targets 120 TWh of power generation at sea, which would cover most of its current electricity consumption (around 140 TWh/year).

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