Borssele 3 & 4
Located 22km off Westkapelle, Zeeland. Connected via TenneT Borssele Beta offshore substation.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
Shell — 20% ◆SLSwiss Life Asset Managers — 20% ◆
ININPEX — 15% ◆
Nuveen Infrastructure — 15% ◆
Eneco — 10% ◆LULuxcara — 10% ◆
Octopus Energy Generation — 10% ◆Location
NetherlandsNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
731.5 MW ◆
Turbines
77 × 9.5 MW ◆
Model
Mhi Vestas V164 9-5 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Borssele Wind Farm Sites III & IV · 2016 ·
Water depth
16–38 m ◆
Distance from shore
22 km ◆
Wind speed
9.7 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Premium · €54.49/MWh ◆
Grid
Secured · 24 Mar 2016 ◆
Connection
TenneT Borssele Beta offshore substation ◆
Schedule
FID
Jun 2018 ◆
COD
6 Jan 2021 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
6 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 7 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 12 sources (10 primary) · ◆ 9 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.
Regulator2
[1]
RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency)2016-12◆ RVO Borssele III & IV results
“Blauwwind II c.v., a consortium of Eneco, Diamond Generation Europe (100% subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation), Shell and Van Oord is the winner of the tender and subsidy and permits for Borssele Win…”
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityTotal capacityMechanism+1 more
[2]
RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency)2016◆ Borssele Wind Farm Zone Sites III and IV…
“The BWFZ of approximately 344 km2 (235 km2 excluding maintenance and safety zones) is located 22.2 km from shore (12 nautical miles) and is sub-divided into five sites. Water depth is approximately 16…”
supportsFoundationStatusConnection pointWater depthDistance from shore
Operator3
[3]
Minister van Economische Zaken (Netherlands)2016-03-24◆ Kavelbesluit III windenergiegebied Borss…
“Kavelbesluit III windenergiegebied Borssele (BWBR0037811). Windpark met een totaal opgesteld vermogen van minimaal 322 MW tot maximaal 360 MW. 's-Gravenhage, 24 maart 2016.”
supportsConsentConsent appliedConsent granted
[4]
Minister van Economische Zaken (Netherlands)2016-03-24◆ Kavelbesluit IV windenergiegebied Borsse…
“Kavelbesluit IV windenergiegebied Borssele (BWBR0037800). Windpark met een totaal opgesteld vermogen van minimaal 342 MW tot maximaal 380 MW. 's-Gravenhage, 24 maart 2016. De verbinding tussen het win…”
supportsConsentStatusConnection pointConsent appliedConsent granted
[13]
Eneco (on behalf of the Blauwwind consortium)2021-02-18◆ Offshore windfarm Borssele III&IV now fu…
“Offshore windfarm Borssele III&IV, located in the North Sea before the Dutch coast, is now fully operational, the Blauwwind consortium of shareholders will announce during a festive (online) ceremony …”
supportsCommercial operationCOD history
OEM1
[5]
MHI Vestas / Vestas (joint press release on behalf of Blauwwind consortium)2018-06-28◆ Blauwwind Consortium Reaches Financial C…
“The Blauwwind Consortium has reached financial close on Borssele III/IV. The project will have 77 V164 9.5 megawatt (MW) turbines produced by MHI Vestas, with a total installed capacity of 731.5 MW. P…”
supportsFinal investment decisionOnshore constructionStrike / price
Auction results1
[17]
Overheid.nl (wetten.overheid.nl)2016◆ nl-regeling-borssele-3-4
Regeling windenergie op zee 2016 — the tender rulebook (rung-2 allocation regulation) for Borssele III & IV. SDE+ subsidised round ("subsidies" under SDE+). Auction regulatory corpus.
supportsTender award · Borssele Wind Farm Sites III & IV
Trade press5
[6]
offshoreWIND.biz2020-08-07◆ Borssele III & IV Produces First Power -…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFirst power
[7]
offshoreWIND.biz2021-02-16◆ Borssele 3 & 4 Ready to Officially Enter…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsCommercial operation
[10]
IPE Real Assets2023-09
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsoperatorowner
[11]
4C Offshore2026-07-02
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsCoordinates
[12]
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