Dutch fuel infrastructure firm Gasunie has launched a public tender looking for a long-term energy buy settlement (PPA) from a new-build offshore wind farm as a part of its goal to supply 40% of its vitality from carbon-free sources by 2030.
By way of the tender, Gasunie is looking for to obtain 40 MW of vitality capability from a brand new offshore wind venture for a interval of ten years, beginning on both January 1, 2029, or January 1, 2030.
The electrical energy should be bodily delivered along with the related and traceable Ensures of Origin (GoOs), in line with the contract discover revealed within the Complement to the Official Journal of the European Union on July 24.
The procurement additionally consists of two elective capability will increase. The primary would add 10 MW from 2029/2030 till 2036, doubtlessly extending till the tip of the contract, topic to a ultimate funding determination (FID) on the EemsEnergyTerminal venture within the first half of 2027.
The LNG import terminal in Eemshaven has been operational since September 2022 and was initially contracted for a interval of 5 years. In June this 12 months, Gasunie and its accomplice Vopak took a conditional funding determination (cFID) on extending the operations of the LNG terminal past 2027.
A second choice in Gasunie’s offshore wind PPA tender permits the contracted capability to extend by as much as 10 MW throughout the contract time period by mutual settlement to help Gasunie’s carbon-free vitality goals.
The contract can be awarded on the idea of the bottom all-in value for electrical energy and GoOs.
The deadline for bids expires at 11:00 CET on September 30, 2026, whereas requests for added info will be made till September 4, 2026.
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