Vattenfall awarded contracts to build two offshore wind farms in Denmark

Swedish energy group Vattenfall, through its Danish subsidiaries, won both state tenders to construct the Nordsøen Midt and Hesselø offshore wind parks. The two sites, located about 20 km off West Jutland and 30 km south of Zealand, will together provide at least 1.8 GW of capacity and are slated to start delivering electricity by 2032. Vattenfall bid 504 DKK per megawatt‑hour for Nordsøen Midt and 542 DKK for Hesselø, securing a 20‑year guaranteed price for the power. The projects are supported by a state subsidy package totalling 52.4 billion DKK under a Contract‑for‑Difference scheme. Denmark’s Climate, Energy and Supply Minister Samira Nawa called the awards a major step toward cheaper green electricity, energy security and new jobs. Vattenfall’s communications chief Rasmus Helveg Petersen said Denmark is the best place in the world to build offshore wind because of its favourable seabed and wind conditions. The bids faced limited competition – two companies for Nordsøen Midt and five for Hesselø, with Ørsted and Germany’s RWE among the other participants.