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title: "Northwester 2"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/be-northwester-2/
identifier: be-northwester-2
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Northwester 2

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/be-northwester-2/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

11.7 km2 area. Part of Belgian offshore wind zone.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Belgium |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 219 MW |
| Turbines | 23 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | Parkwind (JERA Nex bp) |
| Coordinates | 51.69, 2.76 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2020-05 |

## Milestones

- **Consent granted** — 2015-12-18 (achieved)
- **Final investment decision** — 2018-10 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2019-07 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2020-01 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2020-05 (achieved)

## Offtake

219 MW contracted — concession

- **Concession · Belgian offshore wind zone — domain concessions (Thornton Bank–Bligh Bank)** — €79/MWh · awarded 2004 · 20-year term

## Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording.

- JERA Nex bp Parkwind (operator), 2024 — https://parkwind.eu/projects/northwester-2
- Parkwind (operator), 2020-05-14 — https://parkwind.eu/news/the-northwester-2-wind-farm-is-completed
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2018-10-08 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2018/10/08/northwester-2-reaches-financial-close/
- Parkwind (operator), 2018-05-10 — https://parkwind.eu/news/financial-close-signals-start-of-construction-of-219-mw-northwester-2-offshore-wind-farm
- Sumitomo Corporation, 2018-08-24 — https://www.sumitomocorp.com/en/jp/news/release/2018/group/10610
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2019-07-19 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2019/07/19/offshore-construction-starts-on-northwester-2-wind-farm/
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2019-11-18 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2019/11/18/northwester-2-foundations-all-in-place/
- Jan De Nul Group (EPCI contractor), 2020 — https://www.jandenul.com/our-projects/offshore-wind-farm-northwester-2-belgium
- European Investment Bank, 2018-10-05 — https://www.eib.org/en/projects/all/20170897
- NS Energy Business, 2020 — https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/northwester-2-offshore-wind-farm/
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2017-10-27 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2017/10/27/belgium-agrees-on-eur-79mwh-for-three-offshore-wind-farms/
- JERA Nex Parkwind (operator), 2023-07-27 — https://parkwind.eu/news/acquisition-of-parkwind-successfully-closed-between-jera-and-virya-energy
- JERA Nex bp Parkwind (operator), 2024-09-12 — https://parkwind.eu/news/bp-and-jera-joining-forces-to-create-top-tier-global-offshore-wind-joint-venture
- Port of Oostende, 2020 — https://www.portofoostende.be/en/project/northwester-2
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Sumitomo Corporation, 2026-07-03 — https://www.sumitomocorp.com/en/jp/news/release/2026/group/21330
- National Bank of Belgium (Central Balance Sheet Office), 2021 — https://consult.cbso.nbb.be/api/external/broker/public/deposits/pdf/BBF19BBD-519A-4B5E-BF8D-DB7BF6CF330E
- JERA Nex bp, 2026-07-03 — https://www.jnbp.com/jera-nex-bp-increases-ownership-in-northwester-2-and-nobelwind-strengthening-belgian-offshore-wind-portfolio/
- National Bank of Belgium (Central Balance Sheet Office), 2026-05-05 — https://consult.cbso.nbb.be/api/external/broker/public/deposits/pdf/590be85b-4897-11f1-b61b-3d303abe1cfb
- Moniteur belge / Belgisch Staatsblad, 2023-05-31 — https://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi/article_body.pl?language=fr&pub_date=2023-05-31&caller=summary&numac=2023031086
- European Investment Bank, 2022-12-08 — https://www.eib.org/attachments/registers/165091695.pdf
- Parkwind, 2020-01-13 — https://parkwind.eu/news/the-northwester-2-offshore-wind-farm-delivers-its-first-green-energy-to-the-belgian-grid
- RBINS / MUMM (Brabant, Degraer & Rumes, 2011 — Offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea, ch. 2), 2011 — https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/227494.pdf

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