Princess Elisabeth Zone Lot 1 (Noordhinder Noord)
First lot of Belgium's Princess Elisabeth Zone (PEZ), designated Noordhinder Noord.
Status
Early Developmentlifecycle stage
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Ownership
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Location
BelgiumNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
700 MW ◇
Turbines
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Foundation
Fixed-bottom (structure not recorded) ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
State-designated State designation · Belgian federal state (Royal Decree of 22 May 2019 establishing the Marine Spatial Plan 2020-2026) · 2019-05 ◆
Water depth
21–39 m ≈
Wind speed
9.8 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Other ◇
Grid
No agreement ◇
Connection
Connection via Modular Offshore Grid 2 (Princess Elisabeth … ◇
Schedule
FID
Not taken
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
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Sources & verification
Rests on 12 sources (2 primary) · ◆ 6 documents held
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Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Operator2
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Elia (Belgian TSO)2026-06-16
“Princess Elisabeth Island is the world's first artificial energy island, located 45 km off the Belgian coast. The island will serve as an electricity hub bundling cables from wind farms in the Princes…”
supportsStatusConnection point
[9]
Ocean Winds2024-07-12◆ Eneco ocean winds otary form strategic c…
“All offshore wind farms are located into areas that will allow for bottom fixed technology.”
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Financier1
[4]
European Investment Bank2025-03-05
“Princess Elisabeth Zone Lot 1 Offshore Wind Farm — approximately 700 MW, Belgium. "An offshore wind installation being built in the first plot of the Princess Elisabeth Zone, featuring inter-array und…”
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Auction pipeline1
[12]
FPS Economy (Belgium)2026◆ be-fps-offshore-tenders
FPS Economy — PE I tender cancelled 2 Jul 2025; to be relaunched 2026; no lot awarded.
supportsPrincess Elisabeth Zone — Lot 1 (PE I, Noordhinder Noord)
Trade press8
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FPS Economy (Belgian Federal Public Service Economy)2026-06-16◆ Belgium organisation of offshore tenders
"On 2 July 2025, the Minister of Energy Mathieu Bihet decided to cancel the ongoing offshore tender for plot PE I." Relaunch planned for spring 2026 following legal review. Flexible connection approve…
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[3]
Loyens & Loeff (law firm commentary on Royal Decree amendments)2026-04-17◆ Belgium offshore wind tender amendment a…
“Proposed amendments to the Royal Decree of 3 June 2024 were published on 17 April 2026, up for consultation until 30 April 2026. The updated framework introduces a "lowest cost takes all" award criter…”
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Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) / Belgian Marine Data Centre2019◆ 2019 Belgian MSP - Energy, cable and pip…
“The Royal Decree of 22 May 2019 establishing a marine spatial plan defines 6 energy, cable and pipeline zones: Area 1 for renewable energy (Eastern zone) (Art. 8§1), Area 2 for renewable energy (Noord…”
supportsSite rights
[11]
Offshore Wind Biz2026-07-24◆ Belgium approves new tender framework fo…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
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