The Finnish Authorities has adopted a decision to launch the tendering process for 5 offshore wind tasks in public water areas. With the federal government decision, Metsähallitus will instantly launch the method to pick out the implementing companions for 2 offshore wind energy tasks.
The aggressive tendering procedures to be launched this 12 months will concern the offshore wind tasks situated off Närpiö and off Pyhäjoki and Raahe on the west coast of Finland.
The Edith offshore wind undertaking can be situated within the sea space belonging to Närpiö and the Ebba undertaking within the sea areas off Pyhäjoki and Raahe.
The municipalities have accepted the planning proposals for the tasks and the preliminary research launched by Metsähallitus, which manages the land and water areas of the Finnish state, are progressing.
The full deliberate capability of the offshore wind tasks can be roughly 3 GW, whereas the entire funding worth is estimated to be between EUR 6 billion and EUR 8 billion.
As soon as accomplished, the tasks are estimated to supply as much as 14 TWh of unpolluted electrical energy yearly, which might presently cowl greater than 17 per cent of Finland’s electrical energy consumption, based on Metsähallitus.
The associate choice course of will progress in phases, stated the state-owned enterprise.
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After the submission of preliminary tenders, probably the most potential companions are chosen to proceed to the subsequent section. These potential companions will then submit their binding tenders, primarily based on which the companions for the undertaking will lastly be chosen.
Metsähallitus’ objective is to finish the tendering processes of the Edith and Ebba tasks throughout 2024. The implementation of the method for the different three areas can be confirmed subsequent 12 months.
The Finnish authorities accepted the offshore wind energy public sale mannequin for public water areas in 2021, based on which Metsähallitus presents areas to be used by wind energy corporations. The wind farm areas stay state property and the rental earnings kinds a part of the end result that Metsähallitus studies to the state.
The nation’s offshore wind energy programme helps its objective of being carbon impartial by 2035 in addition to, amongst different issues, turning into a number one participant within the hydrogen financial system in Europe, based on Metsähallitus.
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