Belwind
Bligh Bank, 46 km from Zeebrugge. Originally developed by evelop (Econcern). Current owners: Parkwind (41%), Sumitomo Corp (39%), Zeewind (20%).
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
Location
BelgiumNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
165 MW ◆
Turbines
55 × 3 MW ◆
Model
Vestas V90 3-0 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Belgian offshore wind zone — domain concessions (Thornton Bank–Bligh Bank) · 2007 ·
Water depth
20–37 m ◆
Distance from shore
46 km ◆
Wind speed
9.4 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Certificate · €107/MWh ◆
Grid
Secured · 2010 ◆
Connection
Blondeelaan substation, Zeebrugge (150 kV, Elia) ◆
Schedule
FID
Jul 2009 ◆
COD
2010 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
5 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 8 recorded ownership deals from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 12 sources (9 primary) · ◆ 7 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Operator5
[1]
Belgian Offshore Platform2024
“Total installed capacity: 171 MW. 55 Vestas turbines plus 1 Haliade demonstration turbine. Foundation type: Monopile. Water depth: 15 to 37 m. Distance offshore: 46 km from shore. Surface area: 17 km2…”
supportsFirst powerCommercial operationCOD historyTurbinesModel+4 more
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Parkwind (JERA Nex bp Parkwind)2023-07-26◆ JERA Nex bp Parkwind | Acquisition of Pa…
“JERA completed the purchase of 100% of Parkwind NV's shares from Virya Energy. Today, Parkwind is Belgium's largest offshore wind platform which operates 4 offshore wind projects in Belgium, totaling …”
supportsBackground
[11]
RBINS / MUMM (Brabant, Degraer & Rumes, 2011 — Offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea, ch. 2)2011◆ Microsoft Word - cover test front
supportsStatusConnection point
[14]
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (MUMM)2026-10-12◆ MUMM permit register: milestones for the…
"BELWIND" ... "Environmental permit" ... "Granted" ... "Minister responsible for the marine environment" ... "2008-02-20T01:00:00+01:00"
supportsConsentConsent granted
Financier1
[2]
European Investment Bank2009-07-24◆ Belgium: EUR 300 million loan for Belwin…
“The financing was closed on July 24, 2009 and will cover the construction and operation of the first phase of a 330 MW offshore wind farm situated at the Bligh Bank in the North Sea, 46 km off the coa…”
supportsFinal investment decisionOffshore constructionDistance from shore
Auction results1
[15]
RBINS / MUMM (Brabant, Degraer & Rumes, 2011 — Offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea, ch. 2)2011◆ rbins-mumm-2011-belgian-owf-ch2
Table 1, "Overview of the dates when the projects were granted a domain concession and an environmental permit": C-Power 27/06/03 · Belwind 5/6/2007 · Eldepasco 15/5/2006 · Norther 5/10/2009 · Rentel …
supportsConcession · Belgian offshore wind zone — domain concessions (Thornton Bank–Bligh Bank)
Trade press5
[3]
CMS Law (secondary, cites FPS Economy / Royal Decree)2024◆ CMS Expert Guide - Offshore wind in Belg…
“Belwind Concession: Date: June 5, 2007. Location: Bligh Bank. Capacity: 171 MW (operational December 2010). Domain concessions enabling offshore wind farm construction and operation are governed by th…”
supportsConsentConsent granted
[5]
Norton Rose Fulbright (secondary, cites Royal Decree 16 July 2002)2024
“For installations with a financial close date before May 1, 2014 (including Belwind), the guaranteed minimum Green Energy Certificate (GEC) price is EUR 107/MWh for power generated by the first 216 MW…”
supportsMechanismStrike / priceDetail
[6]
EnSol (EPC contractor reference)2023
“Five strings of 33kV submarine cables connecting Belwind 1 turbines to OHVS. The voltage will be transformed to 150kV. 52km submarine cable. The wind farm is connected to the Belgian national grid of …”
supportsTotal capacityStatusConnection pointWater depthport
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