The Portuguese authorities launched the preliminary stage of the offshore wind aggressive process on 31 October by issuing a name for expressions of curiosity (EoIs) that can keep open till 14 November.
An expression of curiosity just isn’t binding and doesn’t represent a precondition for continuing with the remaining phases of the aggressive process, the federal government identified.Â
Builders who formalise their expressions of curiosity will probably be invited to take part in a dialogue part to debate choices relating to pre-qualification and bidding fashions.
Final yr, Portugal dedicated to launching tenders for an offshore wind capability of 10 GW by 2030.
The EoI interval is step one in direction of attaining this goal, permitting it to fulfill market expectations and the ambitions expressed within the evaluation of the Nationwide Vitality and Local weather Plan, which foresees the set up of a capability of two GW by 2030, the federal government states.
In January this yr, Portugal’s Ministry of Financial system and Maritime Affairs, the Ministry of Infrastructure, and the Ministry of Surroundings and Local weather Motion launched draft areas for offshore wind growth as a part of the federal government’s plan to award 10 GW of capability.
This summer time, an inter-ministerial working group, arrange by the Portuguese authorities as a part of the method of organising the nation’s first offshore wind tender, proposed placing the areas out to tender in phases, with three areas totalling 3.5 GW to be provided this yr, by means of a number of aggressive procedures, and for the remaining capability to be allotted in subsequent phases till 2030, reaching 10 GW.
The three areas that the group pinpointed for the primary tender(s) are positioned in Viana do Castelo (1 GW), Leixões (500 MW) and Figueira da Foz (2 GW).
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