Northwester 2
11.7 km2 area. Part of Belgian offshore wind zone.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
Parkwind (JERA Nex bp) — 100% ◆Location
BelgiumNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
219 MW ◆
Turbines
23 × 9.5 MW ◆
Model
Mhi Vestas V164 9-5 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Belgian offshore wind zone — domain concessions (Thornton Bank–Bligh Bank) · 2004 ·
Water depth
40–40 m ◆
Distance from shore
51 km ◆
Wind speed
9.8 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Certificate ◆
Grid
Secured · May 2020 ◆
Connection
Elia MOG (Modular Offshore Grid) offshore switchyard, 225 kV, … ◆
Schedule
FID
Oct 2018 ◆
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 · 6 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 13 sources (14 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]
JERA Nex bp Parkwind (operator)2024
“219MW operational capacity. 23 turbines. Vestas 9.5 MW- V164. 51 km from shore. The project is the first to be connected to Elia's offshore switchyard that consolidates electricity produced by wind fa…”
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityTotal capacityDistance from shore
[2]
Parkwind (operator)2020-05-14◆ JERA Nex bp Parkwind | The Northwester 2…
“This wind farm is the first to use the world's highest rated V164-9.5 MW turbines in commercial operation. 219 MW. 23 fully operational wind turbines. V164-9.5 MW turbines with individual capacity of …”
supportsCommercial operationCOD history
[14]
Port of Oostende2020
“Parkwind, a leading 360° offshore wind company, has been in charge of the development and will manage construction and operational activities. The company is headquartered in Leuven (Belgium) and will…”
supportsinstallation base
[16]
Sumitomo Corporation2026-07-03◆ Sumitomo Corporation exits Belgian offsh…
“Sumitomo Corporation ... has decided to sell its equity stakes in three offshore wind power projects off the coast of Belgium: Northwind (joined in 2013), Nobelwind (joined in 2014), and Northwester 2…”
supportsoperator
[22]
Parkwind2020-01-13◆ The Northwester 2 offshore wind farm del…
“Monday 13 th of January, 2020 –The first Northwester 2 offshore wind farm turbine started supplying electricity to the Belgian grid over the weekend.”
supportsFirst power
Financier2
[9]
European Investment Bank2018-10-05
“NORTHWESTER 2. 218.5 MW offshore wind farm located 46 km from the Belgium coast. The project is fully consented following an environmental impact assessment process including an appropriate assessment…”
supportsConsentConsent granted
[21]
European Investment Bank2022-12-08◆ NORTHWESTER 2 - Environmental and Social…
“The project has been implemented and operated in compliance with the requirements under the Environmental permit (Ministerial Decree of 18/12/2015).”
supportsConsentConsent granted
Auction results1
[23]
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]
[6]
Offshore Wind Biz2019-07-19
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOffshore constructionFoundation
[10]
NS Energy Business2020
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsStatusConnection pointWater depthCoordinates
[11]
Offshore Wind Biz2017-10-27◆ Belgium Agrees on EUR 79/MWh for Three O…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsMechanismDetail
[15]
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