Seven companies including heavy-hitters from Germany, Denmark and the rest of Europe have qualified to bid for the rights to build the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Denmark.
The Danish Energy Agency said all but one of the bidders that had made the penultimate cut earlier this month are now in the running for the Baltic Sea project.
Local outfit Dong is facing competition from Scandinavian rivals Vattenfall and a joint venture of Statoil and Eon Denmark.
Danish company European Energy is working with Boralex on its bid.
Also in the running is German company WPD along with local partner Hofor and Stadtwerke Munchen. Compatriot EnBW, which already operates two Baltic Sea projecst, has also qualified.
Iberdrola unit ScottishPower also has its name in the hat.
“I both hope and believe that the great competition to win Kriegers Flak will lead to the best possible price which will be beneficial to the Danish electricity consumers,” said Danish energy minister Lars Christian Lilleholt.
Image: the operational Rodsand 2 wind farm off Denmark (Eon)
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By EBS