Tenders (SDE+ for offshore wind energy)
Updated: 09.01.2019
Author: Stijn Anciaux
The underlying idea is to increase the off-shore generation capacity from 1000 MW in 2013 to 4500 MW in 2023. To realise this, five off-shore zones have been designated for which tenders will be opened in due course. Currently, the tenders for Borselle I, II, II, IV & V have been awarded. The Netherlands Enterprise Agency will organise a tender for Dutch Coast Site III and IV (South) in the first quarter of 2018.. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy published a report for the Dutch Coast Site III and IV (700MW) in September 2018.
To establish the farms a subsidy, permit, site data and connection to the electricity network is provided. The maximum subsidy per kWh is the difference between the tender amount and the basic energy price. With the annual subsidy being the difference between the tender amount and the correction amount.
Eligible technologies and support requirements
Only off-shore wind is eligible, the rest falls under the SDE+ scheme as described above.
| Wind energy | On-shore not eligible.
Off-shore eligible |
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Tender characteristics
| Pre-qualification criteria | • Project plan (SDE Decision art 56, section 2d, General Implementing Regulation article 2, sections 1 and 2)
• Wind report (General Implementing Regulation, article 2, sections 2e and 6)
• Operational calculation (General Implementing Regulation, article 2, section 1b)
• Annual account(s) (General Implementing Regulation, article 2, section 7)
• Financing plan (General Implementing Regulation, article 2, section 3a)
• Table of wind turbine details and locations (Wind Farm Site Decision, regulation 2, sections: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10) Table of cabling plan details (Wind Farm Site Decision, regulation 2; sections 2 and 11) |
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| Bidding procedure | Open format. |
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| Tender constraints | Not applicable. |
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| Pricing rules | Maximum subsidy per kWh is the difference between the tender amount and the basic energy price. With the annual subsidy being the difference between the tender amount and the correction amount. |
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| Lead time | By 2023 capacity needs to be at 430 MW. |
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| Frequency of tenders | One tender is expected to be opened for the Holland Coast Site (South) during Q1 2019. |
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Procedure
Process flow and deadlines | To be determined by RVO and published on their website. |
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Competent authority | RVO |
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Flexibility mechanism
Netherlands
