The tender has already attracted significant interest from potential developers – including foreign heavyweights E.ON and Vattenfall, Recharge has learned.

Up to 10 companies have made early-stage enquiries, confirms Peter Sehestedt, a special consultant at the Danish Energy Agency.

The 1.5GW tender includes the 400MW Horns Rev 3 and 600MW Kriegers Flak developments.

Among the interested parties are Sweden’s Vattenfall and Germany’s E.ON,