Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) offshore wind farm has achieved successful delivery of first power to the Dutch grid.
While still in its testing phase, the first operating turbine of the 1500MW wind farm is already producing electricity, which is transferred to shore via the alpha offshore transformation station and feeds into the grid.
HKZ wind farm is located in the North Sea, about 18-35 km off the coast between the Hague and Zandvoort.
The wind farm, owned by Vattenfall, BASF, and Allianz, is scheduled to be fully operational in 2023.
Construction of Hollandse Kust Zuid started last summer, installing 34 foundations before work was paused during winter.
The second phase, which began in spring of this year, includes the installation of the remaining foundations, the wind turbines and the inter array cables.
The first turbine was erected during Easter and 36 turbines have been installed since then.
The last turbine is expected to be installed in the second quarter of 2023.
“We are immensely proud to reach this milestone.
“The delivery of power to the Dutch grid is an important moment, not just for us but also for all our partners, suppliers, contractors and all other parties who helped to get to this point.
“With Hollandse Kust Zuid we are working on the largest and first subsidy-free offshore wind farm in the world. It is wonderful to see our energization and first power plan come to fruition and we look forward to completing the wind farm in 2023,” said Ian Bremner, Project Director.
The SG 11.0 200 DD turbines that will be installed at Hollandse Kust Zuid each have a capacity of 11MW.