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title: "Rentel"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/be-rentel/
identifier: be-rentel
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Rentel

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

Belgian EEZ, ~34 km from Zeebrugge. O&M at Port of Ostend.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Belgium |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 309 MW |
| Turbines | 42 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | Rentel NV |
| Coordinates | 51.59, 2.94 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2018-Q4 |

## Milestones

- **Consent granted** — 2013-02-08 (achieved)
- **Final investment decision** — 2016-10 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2017-04 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2018 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2018-Q4 (achieved)

## Offtake

309 MW contracted — concession

- **Concession · Belgian offshore wind zone — domain concessions (Thornton Bank–Bligh Bank)** — €129.8/MWh · awarded 2009-06 · 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.

- Otary, 2025 — https://www.otary.be/en/projects/rentel
- Otary, 2016-10 — https://www.otary.be/en/news/detail/rentel-reaches-financial-close
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2016-10-03 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2016/10/03/rentel-owf-reaches-financial-close/
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2017-04-06 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2017/04/06/belgium-starts-building-rentel-offshore-wind-farm/
- Belgian Offshore Platform, 2025 — https://www.belgianoffshoreplatform.be/en/projects/rentel/
- Power Technology, 2018 — https://www.power-technology.com/projects/rentel-offshore-wind-farm-north-sea/
- CMS Law, 2024 — https://cms.law/en/int/expert-guides/cms-expert-guide-to-offshore-wind-in-northern-europe/belgium
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2019-09-11 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2019/09/11/elia-inaugurates-its-modular-offshore-grid/
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2016-04-22 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2016/04/22/port-of-ostend-to-house-rentels-turbine-assembly/
- Offshore Energy, 2016 — https://www.offshore-energy.biz/siemens-receives-first-belgian-offshore-wind-turbine-order/
- Offshore Energy, 2020-06 — https://www.offshore-energy.biz/totals-belgian-subsidiary-to-buy-all-of-rentels-electricity/
- Jan De Nul, date not stated — https://www.jandenul.com/our-projects/offshore-wind-farm-rentel-belgium
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- National Bank of Belgium (Central Balance Sheet Office), 2021-05-27 — https://consult.cbso.nbb.be/api/external/broker/public/deposits/pdf/1D23BC3B-FEF7-4F8F-9D37-6577FD05392B
- National Bank of Belgium (Central Balance Sheet Office), 2020-06-26 — https://consult.cbso.nbb.be/api/external/broker/public/deposits/pdf/A33C8998-7DA6-4F47-BE93-46F3FDB9FE23
- National Bank of Belgium (Central Balance Sheet Office), 2026-07-06 — https://consult.cbso.nbb.be/api/external/broker/public/deposits/pdf/c457e533-7913-11f1-a1dc-35e9b3d55522
- Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (MUMM), 2026-10-12 — https://odnature.naturalsciences.be/mumm/api/mumm_project/milestone/?project_id=6
- Moniteur belge / Belgisch Staatsblad, 2017-02-22 — https://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi/article_body.pl?language=fr&pub_date=2017-02-22&caller=summary&numac=2017010769
- 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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