Hollandse Kust West Site VIII
Located south of Ecowende (Site VI) and OranjeWind (Site VII) in the Hollandse Kust (west) zone, approximately 50 km off the Dutch west coast.
Status
Early Developmentlifecycle stage
PossibleHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
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Location
NetherlandsNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
700 MW ◇
Turbines
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Foundation
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Site & conditions
Site rights
State-designated State designation · Rijksoverheid (Ministers of I&M and EZ), Rijksstructuurvisie Windenergie op Zee · 2014-09 ◆
Water depth
28–31 m ≈
Distance from shore
50 km ◇
Wind speed
9.9 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Other ◇
Grid
No agreement ◇
Connection
TenneT 700 MW platform planned for Hollandse Kust West Site … ◇
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD · announced
2032 ◇
COD · Hafrok
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Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
PossibleHafrok's delivery likelihood for Hollandse Kust West Site VIII
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Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
the dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · the ownership chain 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 8 sources (2 primary) · ◆ 5 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)2026◆ RVO new offshore wind farms roadmap
“Hollandse Kust (west) WFS VIII — About 0.7 GW — Permit procedure: to be determined — Expected commissioning: to be determined.”
supportsConsentTotal capacityMechanismDetailOfftake history
[7]
Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat / RVO2021-11◆ Vastgestelde notitie reikwijdte en detai…
“Middels de Rijksstructuurvisie Windenergie op Zee, zijn op 26 september 2014 aanvullend de windenergiegebieden Hollandse Kust en Ten noorden van de Waddeneilanden aangewezen. [...] Windenergiegebied H…”
supportsSite rights
Auction pipeline1
[8]
RVO2026◆ rvo-roadmap-2026
RVO roadmap — Doordewind I/II, HKW VIII, North of the Wadden Islands I planned; Lagelander removed ("no wind farms will be developed").
supportsDoordewind I / II + further roadmap (HKW VIII, North of Wadden I)
Trade press5
[2]
[3]
[4]
4C Offshore2026-07-02
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsCoordinates
[5]
[6]
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