The Danish government is considering plans to scrap a 350MW offshore wind tender in coastal areas of the Scandinavian country.
The Danish Wind Industry Association said ministers are mulling the decision to drop the nearshore round both on the grounds of economy and environmental impacts onshore.
“It is almost unreal that the government . . . proposes to cancel the coastal turbines,” said director Jan Hylleberg.
“The work has long since begun and international actors are about to prepare their final bids based on the conditions that the minister sent out a few days ago. It will be a political own goal if implemented.”
The Danish government has so far listed abandonment of nearshore as an option rather than a certainty. The measure is part of ongoing discussions between parliamentary partners.
Three bidders have prequalified for the nearshore round. These include the WPD Hofor joint venture, Vattenfall, and a consortium led by Danish developer European Energy.
Bidders were chasing individual projects of up to 200MW across four zones as well as up to 50MW off the island of Bornholm in the Baltic. Final bids were to have been filed in September.
Image: Denmark has a tradition of nearshore wind (Dong)
