The agreement means that DELTA will become the biggest purchaser of power from offshore wind in the North Sea, said a statement.

Gemini’s twin 300MW wind farms will have a total production of roughly 2.6 TWh per year, covering the electricity needs of approximately 785,000 households – four times as many homes as Zeeland contains

Canada-based Northland Power, Gemini’s majority shareholder, said that the agreement “provides a highly certain and secure revenue stream for the project”.

Northland