Norther
Belgian EEZ, ~23 km from Zeebrugge, near Dutch EEZ border. Shareholders: Elicio (50%), Eneco (25%), Diamond Generating Europe/Mitsubishi (25%).
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Location
BelgiumNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
370 MW ◆
Turbines
44 × 8.4 MW ◆
Model
Mhi Vestas V164 8-4 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Belgian offshore wind zone — domain concessions (Thornton Bank–Bligh Bank) · 2009 ·
Water depth
16–33 m ◆
Distance from shore
23 km ◆
Wind speed
9.2 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Certificate ◆
Grid
Secured · 2019-Q1 ◆
Connection
Stevin substation, Zeebrugge (220 kV, Elia) ◆
Schedule
FID
Dec 2016 ◆
COD
May 2020 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
5 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 2 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 10 sources (7 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 Platform2016-12-19◆ Belgium's largest offshore wind turbine …
“50% Elicio, 25% Eneco and 25% Diamond Generating Europe comprise the partnership responsible for developing and operating the wind park. Financial close date: 19 December 2016. The installation compri…”
supportsoperatorFinal investment decisionTurbinesModelUnit capacity+2 more
[3]
Green Giraffe Advisory2020-05-27◆ Norther reaches technical completion and…
“On 27th May 2020 the Norther offshore wind farm officially transitioned to its operational phase as it reached technical completion. Norther is owned by three shareholders: Elicio NV holds 50%, with E…”
supportsCommercial operationCOD history
[14]
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (MUMM)2026-10-12◆ MUMM permit register: milestones for the…
"NORTHER" ... "Environmental permit" ... "Granted" ... "Minister responsible for the marine environment" ... "2012-01-18T01:00:00+01:00"
supportsConsentConsent granted
[15]
Moniteur belge / Belgisch Staatsblad2017-02-22◆ Arrêté royal du 9 février 2017 modifiant…
“9 FEVRIER 2017. - Arrêté royal modifiant l'arrêté royal du 16 juillet 2002 ... b) 124,00 euros/MWh pour les installations faisant l'objet d'une concession domaniale attribuée à la SA Norther, pour la …”
supportsMechanismDetail
[16]
Norther NV2026-08-23◆ Norther NV - Shareholders
“Elicio NV is a 50% shareholder, via its fully owned vehicle Elnu NV. Elicio, a 100% subsidiary of Nethys, is a Belgian developer and operator of offshore and onshore wind farms. ... Eneco is a 50% sha…”
supports↳ parent
Financier1
[10]
European Investment Bank2016-05-18
“By virtue of its technical characteristics the project would fall under Annex II of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive (2011/92/EU, amended 2014/52/EU), where the national authorities…”
supportsConsentConsent granted
Auction results1
[17]
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 press3
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