Borssele wind innovation tender scheduled for January
According to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (NEA), the Dutch government has announced plans to launch a tender process for Borssele Wind Farm Site V in the North Sea in January.
According to the final version of the project site description (PSD) the government will issue the call for tender on 2 January 2018, while final bid submissions are due on January 18, 2018.
The tender will award a stimulation of sustainable energy production (SDE+) operating grant with a price cap of €54.49 per MWh, a permit and an investment subsidy. The total subsidy for the site is capped at €57 million, with the available investment grant capped at €42 million and the available operating grant capped at €15 million
The government expects to cut offshore wind costs by 40% by 2020 (compared with 2010 prices).
We have recently reported about other related offshore wind projects in the area:
