Denmark unveiled a framework for its largest offshore wind tender on Monday for a total of 6 gigawatts (GW) in capacity from six new offshore wind farms across the country.
Each gigawatt of offshore wind capacity could produce green power equivalent to the electricity consumption of 1 million Danish or European households, the ministry said in a statement.
The new offshore wind tender mandates a minimum of 6 GW in capacity, although developers are free to exceed this limit. Developers could potentially reach 10 GW or more, maximizing wind farm output in designated areas except the island of Hesselo, which has a maximum capacity set of 1.2 GW, according to the statement.
The project will be awarded based on a concession payment, with bidders vying for the right to use the seabed through annual payments to the Danish state across 30 years.
According to the statement, Denmark will co-own a 20% stake in each wind farm alongside the concession payment.
Denmark currently has a capacity of 2.7 GW operating offshore wind farms.
Commenting on the tender, Danish Climate, Energy, and Utilities Minister Lars Aagaard said: “Now it is up to the market to take part in Denmark’s next big wind adventure.”
“The next chapter will thus be written and carried out by the market; it is the market that must bring these tenders across the finish line,” Aagaard added.
By Handan Kazanci
Anadolu Agency
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