The Danish Energy Agency has confirmed that bids were received for both areas that were tendered, Nordsøen Midt and Hesselø, which have capacity for around 1.8 GW of offshore wind capacity.
The deadline for bids for both areas was 20 May 2026. The valuation process is due to be completed and the winning bids announced by January 2027.
Industry association Green Power Denmark said the fact that bids had been secured for both areas “is excellent news for the wind industry and for Denmark.”
Green Power Denmark chief executive Kristian Jensen said, “It has been 18 months year since the failed tender for offshore wind in December 2024, and this tender is a much-needed success.
“Construction of offshore wind is getting back on track after several years of stagnation and failed tenders. The offshore windfarms in the Nordsøen Midt and Hesselø areas will increase Denmark’s offshore wind capacity by 70% compared to today (before the Thor offshore windfarm, which is under construction, is operational). The windfarms will deliver large amounts of green electricity, which we will need to power our electric society.”
Mr Jensen noted that the high cost of oil and natural gas “reminds us how vulnerable we are as long as we are dependent on imported fossil energy.” He said “a society where cars, district heating plants and businesses run on green electricity is stronger, greener and safer.”
Once built, the new windfarms in the Nordsøen Midt and Hesselø areas will begin supplying electricity to the grid in the early 2030s.
The next Danish tender for offshore wind, in the North Sea, is due to take place in 2028. Mr Jensen highlighted that the Danish Government has also decided to build the Bornholm Energy Island during the 2030s, “so there are large amounts of green electricity on the way, which we will need to power Denmark in the future.”
The latest tender has a support framework based on the use of a two-sided contract for difference (CfD), for which the European Commission approved €5Bn in state aid. Under the CfD scheme, developers are guaranteed a minimum price, and if the market prices falls below that floor, the state pays the developer, and if the market prices rises above the cap, the developer pays excess profits back to the state.