MHI Vestas' Kubitza warns Europe faces offshore wind tender jam

Europe from September on will face a difficult-to-handle concentration of offshore wind tenders across various Northern countries that will see several gigawatts in capacity auctioned off within little more than half a year, says Jörg Kubitza, head of strategy and business development at MHI Vestas.

“I think that is complicated not only for turbine manufacturers, but also for the whole supply chain,” Kubitza told Recharge after the opening of the Windforce 2016 conference.

“Most of the gigawatts in the whole core market [for offshore wind] is being selected within six months.”

The Netherlands in September is expected to kick off the tender run with the 680MW Borssele 3&4 auction, followed by the opening of the next round of UK CfD auctions, which according to market expectations could be another 800-900MW.

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