This is perhaps understandable. Belgium has less than 70km of coastline and claims barely 0.5% of the North Sea, much of it needed for existing maritime activity. And with just 11 million citizens, and a notoriously combustible political arena, it does not exactly represent the ideal electricity market.

Nevertheless, given the timetable for its intended build-out, the accessibility of its remaining projects and the relative levelness of the playing field for the supply chain, the Belgian offshore wind market remains a critical piece of the puzzle for many European companies.

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