Dong gets green light for 400MW Anholt despite high prices

Elsams havmøllepark ved Horns Rev. 80 møller med en samlet effekt på 160 MW. Dækker knap 2 % af det samlede danske elforbrug.Billedet kan benyttes vederlagsfrit i forbindelse med omtale af Elsam hav-møllepark ved Horns Rev med kildeangivelse. Mere info: www.hornsrev.dkFoto: Bent Sørensen, Medvind Elsam's offshore wind farm at Horns Rev. 80 turbines with a total capacity of 160 MW placed 14-20 kilometers out in the North Sea. Cowers allmost 2 % of the danish yearly power consumption.This picture may be used free of charge in connection with the covering of Elsam's offshore project at Horns Rev, stating Photo: Elsam.More info: www.hornsrev.dk Photo: Bent Sørensen, Medvind

Denmark’s Dong Energy has been given the green light to build a 400MW offshore wind farm at Anholt despite its high $1.65bn cost. Siemens will supply the turbines.

Siemens will deliver 111 of its 3.6MW turbines which will be produced at its factory at Brande in Denmark.

But the cost of building Anholt will be far higher than other Danish offshore wind farms such as Horns Rev and Rødsand.

Dong will be paid Dkr 1.05/KwH ($0.17/KwH) – around 50% more than the company gets at Horns Rev, the wind farm off the coast of Jutland that was opened last year.

Construction of the wind farm will represent a total investment of approximately DKr10bn ($1.65bn).

Anholt, located in the Kattegat…

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