The Netherlands Enterprise Agency has selected the consortium Blauwwind II led by Shell and including Van Oord, Eneco and Mitsubishi/DGE to build and operate the Borssele 3 and 4 offshore wind projects with a maximum cumulated capacity of 680 MW in the Dutch North Sea. The maximum subsidy available for this tender was capped at €11,975c/kWh and the winning consortium bid €5.45c/kWh, the lowest ever strike price for offshore wind power.
The tender attracted 26 bids for the opening round for the subsidy and permit for sites III and IV of the Borssele wind farm zone. The capacity of the Borssele 3 wind park will range between 322 MW and 360 MW, while that of Borssele 4 will range between 342 MW and 380 MW. The projects are expected to generate enough power to supply energy to approximately 775,000 average Dutch households.
In July 2016, Danish energy group DONG Energy was selected to build two 350 MW offshore wind parks, Borssele 1 and 2 as part of the first phase of the Borssele wind project. By 2020, about 1.4 GW of offshore wind capacity should be operational off Borssele. The third and fourth tenders are expected in 2017 and 2018 off the coast of South Holland. The fifth tender, off North Holland, is due in 2019. The Netherlands has capped maximum subsidies to be paid for the 2015 tender to €5bn.
According to its wind energy roadmap, the Netherlands aims to reach a total offshore wind capacity of 4,500 MW by 2023 and to generate 16% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by this date. In its energy plan to 2050, the country aims to phase out renewable subsidies and plans to remove subsidies in future auctions as of 2026.
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