Denmark opens landmark €14 billion offshore wind process

The procedure calls for tenders across six sites in four areas – 3GW in the North Sea; 1GW in the Kattegat; 1GW in Kriegers Flak II; and up to 1.2GW in Hesselø.

The Danish government will take a 20% stake in all projects.

“We’re delighted to announce the largest offshore wind procurement procedure in Denmark to date,” said Kristoffer Böttzauw, director general at the Danish Energy Agency. “This is a massive investment in the green transition.”

The 6GW is just a guideline: tenderers are encouraged to ‘overplant’, ie install enough wind turbines to reach a capacity of 10GW or more, the energy agency says.

“This can potentially mean green electricity corresponding to the consumption of more than 10 million Danish and European households, although the green electricity could also be used for hydrogen or other Power-to-X products to replace fossil fuels,” the agency says.

Once achieved, the power generation capacity will dwarf Denmark’s current 2.7GW offshore wind power capacity, added to which a further 1GW is being installed at the Thor Offshore Wind Farm, also in the North Sea.