Based on the proposal of Minister Jetten for Climate and Energy, the Council of Ministers has determined where and when the additional announced wind farms will be installed at sea before 2030. Together with the 11 gigawatts already planned, offshore wind turbines will supply approximately 21 gigawatts of energy by 2030, i.e. approximately 75 % of the current electricity consumption of our country.
Source: Rijksoverheid
Minister Jetten: “We want to make the North Sea our largest green energy source. That's a huge job. The construction of a wind farm and the connection to the electricity grid takes several years, whereby we constantly keep an eye on the ecological impact. In order to achieve our goals for 2030, we have to rush not to get the wind farms up and running as quickly as possible.”
Marine wind farms in the North Sea
The Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and Belgium will jointly build wind farms in the North Sea that:
- By 2030, will supply at least 65 gigawatts, and
- will deliver a total of 150 gigawatts in 2050
The Netherlands is responsible for 21 gigawatts of this total.
