The European Commission has decided that Danish support for Vattenfall’s 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm off the coast of Denmark is in line with EU state aid rules.
The commission concluded that the project’s contribution to increasing the share of renewable energy produced in Denmark and reducing carbon dioxide emissions outweighs any potential distortions of competition due to the government support.
Commissioner in charge of competition policy Margrethe Vestager said: “The Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm will help to cut carbon dioxide emissions while the support is carefully designed to avoid distorting competition in electricity markets.”
Denmark notified to the commission in February last year of a state support measure consisting of a competitive bidding process for the design, construction, operation and decommissioning for Kriegers Flak.
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