The Netherlands Wind Energy Association (NWEA) is optimistic over prospects for a doubling in annual offshore wind tenders to 2GW after talks with its government, the body’s president Hans Timmers told Recharge.

The government of Prime Minister Mark Rutte in a recent coalition agreement laid plans to boost annual offshore tenders to 1GW a year from 2020 onwards, following on from a current series of five annual tenders of 700MW through to 2019.