The Dutch Senate has confirmed TenneT for developing and operating their offshore grid in the country after making an amendment to the Electricity Act related to the development of offshore wind energy, providing the required legal basis.
The new offshore grid would be first of its kind in the world and its standard design for offshore platform would connect North Sea wind farms to the onshore grid.
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Last December, the Senate rejected the STROOM bill, which became a cause for the delay in the legislative decision making process and also put at stake the completion of grid connections for the first Offshore Wind Farms (OWFs), which are to be built off the Dutch coast near Borssele.
TenneT proceeded according to their plan despite the political uncertainty and completed all the groundwork for submitting permit applications and finalising the technical designs for the offshore platforms.
TenneT CEO Mel Kroon said: "We are very pleased with the Senate’s decision, which avoids any risk of delays right at the start of the tendering process.
"The adoption of this amendment to the Electricity Act means that TenneT can now apply the knowledge and expertise gained in Germany in connecting OWFs to the onshore grid, and use it to contribute to the energy transition in the Netherlands.
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By GlobalData"Finalising the design for the offshore platforms required to connect the planned OWFs to the onshore grid is an important step in this process."
TenneT would be the first company in the world to connect offshore wind farms at a voltage level of 66KV instead of 33 KV.
Last year, TenneT realised 3,750MW of offshore wind connection projects in the German North Sea and will use that experience while working on the Dutch grid.
In future, the operator is planning to build five standardised platforms with a total capacity of 3,500MW to transport wind energy to the Dutch onshore grid.
