Following the award last month of the 400MW Horns Rev 3 to Swedish developer Vattenfall, which won with a bid price of €103 per MWh, the Danish government plans to open the 600MW Kriegers Flak to bids in the spring, followed by a near-shore tender of 350MW.

“Denmark has the longest experience of offshore tenders in the world and we have developed a very efficient process — and with it a [wind] industry with a proven track record covering the full value chain,” Petersen said.

“We