HOLLANDSE KUST NOORD V OFFSHORE WIND FARM

Projektträger – zwischengeschaltetes Finanzinstitut

KONINKRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN

Ort

• Niederlande

Beschreibung

The project will finance the construction of an offshore wind farm with capacity of approximately 700 MW, located 18.5km off the Dutch North coast, in the "Hollandse Kust Noord" wind farm zone.

Ziele

The development of offshore wind energy will support EU and national targets for renewable energy generation, and contributes to security of energy supply and environmental objectives. The project will further contribute to the EIB energy-sector lending related to the transversal objective of financing renewable energy sources and climate action.

Sektor(en)

• Energie - Energieversorgung

Vorgeschlagene EIB-Finanzierung (voraussichtlicher Betrag)

EUR 500 million

Gesamtkosten (voraussichtlicher Betrag)

EUR 1399 million

Umweltaspekte

Offshore wind farms fall under Annex II of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive (2011/92/EU, amended by Directive 2014/52/EU), leaving the decision whether an EIA is needed or not to the national competent authority. In the present case, a full Environmental Impact Assessment was commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. Details of the authorisation process and its compliance with the relevant EU directives, as applicable, will be assessed during appraisal.

Auftragsvergabe

The project sponsor will be selected upon a public tender process in line with Directives 2014/23/EU, and is not expected to enjoy special and exclusive rights. The bank will verify at appraisal whether the sponsor is subject to EU rules on public procurement.

Projektstatus

Genehmigt - 16/03/2020