The Danish Energy Agency has not received bids for any of the three offshore wind farms in the North Sea put out to tender.
The deadline for bidding on the three offshore wind farms in the North Sea I sub-area in Denmark’s 6 GW offshore wind tendering procedure expired on December 5.
The Danish minister for climate, energy, and utilities, Lars Aagaard, has asked The Danish Energy Agency to engage in dialogue with the market to identify why no bids have been submitted, given the interest in the tendering procedure expressed by a number of companies during the initial market dialogue.
A total of 6 GW has been put out to tender, with the possibility of overplanting. This means that successful bidders are free to establish more than the minimum capacity of 6 GW: potentially as much as 10 GW offshore wind or even more.
Danish offshore wind farms currently have a total capacity of 2.7 GW.
The 6 GW is divided into six farms, of which the three put out to tender in the first round, with a deadline of 5 December, are located in the North Sea (North Sea I A1, A2 and A3).
Besides the three offshore wind farms in the North Sea, the tendering procedure includes three offshore wind farms in Danish coastal waters – Hesselø, Kattegat and Kriegers Flak II.
The deadline for bids on these three farms is April 1, 2025.
The 6 GW offshore wind is offered without subsidies and with an annual concession payment. Bidders participate by tendering a fixed concession payment to the state over 30 years for the right to use the marine area.
The concession payment is combined with 20% state co-ownership, making the Danish state a minority owner in each project.
