The Cupboard of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia has decided that the deliberate goal capability of the offshore wind farm on the Latvian aspect of the ELWIND venture will likely be as much as 1,000 MW.
ELWIND is a Latvia-Estonia cross-border offshore wind venture for which the nations began discussions in December 2019.
The governments of Latvia and Estonia already chosen the areas of their respective components of the Baltic Sea the place their joint venture will likely be constructed.
Final 12 months, the Latvian authorities disclosed that this nation’s portion of the ELWIND wind farm space is situated within the Kurzeme area, between Liepaja and Ventspils, roughly 15-20 kilometres from the shoreline.
In line with the federal government, the Cupboard of Ministers took into consideration the dimensions of the analysis areas and the capability of offshore wind farms deliberate within the neighboring nations, in addition to developments in provide chains, and decided that the deliberate goal capability of the offshore wind farm on the Latvian aspect of the ELWIND venture will likely be as much as 1,000 MW.
An offshore wind farm of such capability will enable to draw buyers extra effectively, in addition to contribute to a cheaper price of electrical energy within the area, stated the federal government.
Till now, it was deliberate that the entire capability of Latvian and Estonian wind farms might attain between 700 MW and 1,000 MW.
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At present, the Latvian Funding and Growth Company (LIAA), along with the Estonian Environmental Funding Heart, is making ready the procurement documentation for the mandatory research of the ELWIND venture, in order that at the start of 2024, will probably be attainable to buy service suppliers and begin researching wind farm areas, the federal government stated.
The tender for the rights to develop the ELWIND offshore wind venture is scheduled to be held in 2026. The venture is predicted to enter the development section in 2028 and be commissioned by 2030 on the earliest.
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