Utsira Nord (Area 1 - Equinor/Vargronn)
Located off Utsira island, near Haugesund, in the Norwegian Channel. Extremely deep water (avg 267m) requires floating foundations.
Status
Early Developmentlifecycle stage
PossibleHafrok delivery likelihood
Location
NorwayNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
500 MW ◆
Turbines
—
Foundation
Floating ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Utsira Nord (floating) — area allocation · 2025 ·
Water depth
250–280 m ◆
Distance from shore
30 km ◆
Wind speed
10.2 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Other ◇
Grid
—
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD · announced
2035 ◆
COD · Hafrok
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Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
PossibleHafrok's delivery likelihood for Utsira Nord (Area 1 - Equinor/Vargronn)
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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 · 2 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 7 sources (2 primary) · ◆ 5 documents held
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Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Operator2
[1]
Equinor ASA2026-03◆ Utsira Nord - Equinor
“Utsira Nord Havvind DA is a project company owned by Equinor (65%) and Vårgrønn (35%) […] approximately 500 MW […] annual production of around 2 TWh […] distance to the mainland is approximately 30 km…”
supportsConsentCommercial operationCOD historyTotal capacityFoundation+2 more
[6]
Energidepartementet (Norwegian Ministry of Energy)2026-10-07◆ Eksterne vurderingar av Utsira Nord er g…
“Regjeringa gjer derfor to justeringar i utkastet til støtteavtale. Me vil redusere bota for å avbryte prosjektet fram til investeringsbeslutning og betale noko av statsstøtta ut tidlegare i prosjektgj…”
supportsStatus note
Auction pipeline1
[7]
Norwegian Ministry of Energy (regjeringen.no)2026◆ regjeringen-utsira-nord
Utsira Nord — two-stage model; state-aid auction (lowest support wins, ~500 MW, NOK 35bn cap) follows the area allocation after a maturation phase.
supportsUtsira Nord state-support competition
Trade press4
[2]
offshoreWIND.biz2025-12-12◆ Norway's Two Floating Wind Tender Applic…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsMechanismDetailOfftake history
[3]
Windtech International2025-12-12
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsBackground
[4]
Vargronn2025-12-11◆ Equinor og vargronn tildelt areal for fl…
“Equinor og Vårgrønn er godt fornøyd med at Energidepartementet har tildelt konsortiet et prosjektareal på Utsira Nord.”
supportsowner
[5]
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