In the next step beyond zero-subsidy bidding, the Dutch government is considering allowing interested companies to buy concessions for offshore wind acreage from next year onwards, Recharge has learned.
The Hague is “considering amending the legislation to allow [a bidder] not only to bid on a particular tender and then apply for subsidy, but actually rather pay for the concession,” a Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) representative said at an ABN Amro offshore wind conference this week, according to Wouter Hertzberger, partner in Amsterdam at global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright.
