The Dutch power transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has signed the realisation agreement for the connection of the 2 GW IJmuiden Ver Alpha offshore wind project, which is developed by a consortium of ABP, APG and SSE Renewables, to the power grid of the Netherlands. The power plant will be built 60 kilometres off the Dutch coast; it is the first project to be connected according to the new 2 GW direct current (DC) standard, and it is expected to be commissioned by the end of this decade.
The realisation agreement enables the development and construction of the physical grid infrastructure required to connect the wind park to the Dutch high voltage grid. Generated electricity from the wind plant will come ashore in Borssele and will be converted to alternating current at a converter station so that the power can be transported on the high-voltage grid to end users. The offshore grid connection is expected to be operational by the end of 2029. The consortium of ABP/APG and SSE Renewables won the tender to build the offshore wind project in June 2024.
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