Andel and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have formed a strategic partnership to drive Danish offshore wind.
The companies will form a consortium to cooperate on two tenders for Hesselo Offshore Wind Farm in Kattegat north of Zealand and Kriegers Flak 2 in the Baltic Sea.
The two parks will have a capacity to supply power to the equivalent of 2m homes.
“The international climate and energy crisis is a threat to our energy supply, and it is of great importance that we support the build-out of renewable energy,” said Andel chief executive Jesper Hjulmand.
“We are very happy and proud to form this strong strategic partnership with CIP, a company with expertise within development, construction, and operation of offshore wind farms.
“In our investment program up to 2035, DKK90bn will be invested into growth and the green transition. Now, together with CIP we are ready, and it is our goal to win the tenders for Hesselo and Kriegers Flak 2.”
CIP said the continuous build-out of offshore wind in Denmark serves not only a purpose of transitioning the power supply but will also be central to the company keeping its position as a global leader in renewables, while growing the economy and creating jobs.
“Hesselo and Kriegers Flak 2 are very important pieces of the puzzle that is the transition of the Danish energy system,” said managing partner at CIP Jakob Baruël Poulsen.
“It is of utmost importance that we keep the transition moving, and at Andel and CIP we are ready to do our part of the job.
“Andel has strong competences in operating electricity supply and trading energy in large volumes both financially and to consumers, so Andel is a partner that complements our competences very well. Our common ambition is to be an important driver in the realisation of the potential for even larger amounts of renewable energy generation in Danish waters.”
The Danish authorities have appointed attractive areas designated for construction of offshore wind farms in the Northsea, Kattegat, and the Baltic Sea through a screening process followed by pre-investigations of the sites.
Hesselo Offshore Wind Farm is planned for completion by 2029 and Kriegers Flak 2 by 2030. The two parks will have a total minimum installed capacity of 1.8GW.