The tender concerned a concession for the Thor Offshore Wind Farm, which will be located in the North Sea west of Thorsminde by Nissum Fjord at a distance of minimum 20 km from the shore and with a capacity of min. 800 MW and max. 1,000 MW. The contract has been concluded for an offshore wind farm with a capacity of 1,000 MW. Reference is also made to the contract notice no 2020/S187-448425 published 22 September 2020 and the prior information notice on this tender no. 2020/S 064-152011 published 31 March 2020. Further information on the tender can be found in the electronic tendering system used by the DEA: https://www.ethics.dk/ethics/eo#/bfb4d610-bfa1-4bfe-8808-6deb212e27cb/homepage
The tender concerned a concession for the Thor Offshore Wind Farm, which will be located in the North Sea west of Thorsminde by Nissum Fjord at a distance of minimum 20 km from the shore and with a capacity of min. 800 MW and max. 1,000 MW. The concession owner of Thor Offshore Wind Farm will receive subsidies in the form of a price premium for a 20-year period. The subsidies will be granted in accordance with a CfD-scheme designed for this tender.
The concessionaire shall carry out installation of the offshore wind farm, including possible offshore substation(s) and the grid connection from the offshore substation to the POC at the nearshore substation on land. The wind farm must be fully established and connected to grid 31 December 2027.
The financing of the installation of the offshore wind farm including Energinet’s part of the onshore facilities is to be paid by the concessionaire. The concessionaire will also be required to pay for pre-investigations etc. conducted by Energinet, and for any necessary mitigating actions in relation to Danish radar installations. License for electricity production and authorisation will be granted for 30 years with the possibility of a prolongation of 5 years if allowed under applicable regulation at the relevant time. The concessionaire must connect 95 % of the wind farm to the onshore POC by 31 December 2027 at the latest. The concession contract includes a possibility to request the DEA for later inclusion of a PtX-solution.