Construct Thor Offshore Tender

Scope of WorkConstruction of 1-GW Thor Offshore Wind Park at Nissum Fjord.DescriptionThe project is planned to have a capacity of between 800 MW- and 1000 MW. Denmark has selected the Contract for Difference CfD competition model that will determine the winners based on price proposals. The initial phase of the process is the pre-qualification stage to be followed by price negotiations with pre-qualified bidders.Apart from the wind farms installation the selected developer will be required to deliver the offshore grid connection that will include building offshore and onshore substations and landing cables. The new capacity has to be hooked to the grid no later than 2027.Denmark has allocated DKK 3.7 billion USD 578.2mEUR 497m to the Thor contract to support the construction of the offshore wind park and related infrastructure. The total investment in the project is estimated at DKK 15.5 billion.Located off the Nissum Fjord at least 20km from the coast the wind farm project will receive state support for 30 years which can be potentially extended by five more years. Once up and running the power plant will be capable of producing enough electricity to supply around 800000 Danish households.Previous EventSeptember 2020-Denmark has kicked off the tender for the up to 1-GW Thor offshore wind park set to become the largest one in the Danish portion of the North Sea. The deadline for submitting offers for pre-qualification is December 1 2020. It will announce the shortlisted candidates by January 14 2021 while bids in the final tender are due by November 8 2021.