Vattenfall has won the tender to build Danish Kriegers Flak, a 600MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The winning bid was € 49.9 per MWh, which is among the lowest costs in the world for offshore wind power.
Vattenfall’s investment in Kriegers Flak will be € 1.1 – 1.3 billion, pending a final investment decision. Winning the bid for Kriegers Flak means that Vattenfall can start to develop the 132 km2area in the Baltic Sea. The area consists of three parts dedicated for wind power development in Germany, Sweden and Denmark. Vattenfall’s winning bid today concerns the Danish part of the Kriegers Flak area. The Swedish part of Kriegers Flak has a building permit that expires in 2018.The German part has not yet been tendered.
