The Dutch Council of Ministers has confirmed where and when additional announced offshore wind farms will be built off the coast of the Netherlands by 2030.
The tender for these wind farms, which will supply 10.7GW of electricity, will be opened from 2025.
The 10.7GW capacity will be split three new areas – Nederwiek and Doordewind – and two previously designated areas are the northern part of IJmuiden Ver and the southern part of Hollandse Kust West.
Together with the previously planned 11GW, the new sites will add about 21GW by 2030.
TenneT has been commissioned to install the grid connections to land for the additional wind farms.
Dutch Minister for Climate and Energy Rob Jetten said: “We want to make the North Sea our largest green energy source. That’s a huge job.
“The construction of a wind farm and the connection to the electricity grid takes several years, during which we constantly pay attention to the ecological impact.
“In order to achieve our goals for 2030, we are now in a hurry to get the wind farms up and running as quickly as possible.”
The construction of the additional connections for the offshore electricity grid requires an investment of approximately €16bn.
In order to realise the construction as planned, TenneT will award contracts for the manufacture of the platforms, cables and equipment before the final permits have been obtained, the government said.