The Swedish renewable energy company OX2 has secured permission from the County Administrative Board of Skåne (southern Sweden) to develop and build the 1.5 GW Triton offshore wind project, which will be located 23 km off the coast of the County. The project’s construction is expected to start in 2027, pending a final approval by the Swedish Government. Once completed (before 2030), the wind park will be able to generate 7 TWh/year of electricity.
Triton is one of three offshore wind projects that OX2 is developing in Sweden, alongside the 1.7 GW Galatea-Galene project on the west coast (recently approved by the Swedish Government) and the 5.5 GW Aurora project, located between the islands of Gotland and Öland. The three projects have the potential to generate a total of up to 30 TWh/year.
Sweden has issued a roadmap for a transition to an entirely renewable electricity system (100% renewable electricity production) by 2040 and to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2045. The country plans to produce 120 TWh/year from offshore wind in 2040. At the end of 2021, the country only had 203 MW of installed offshore wind capacity, but nearly 12 GW of onshore wind.
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