Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall AB has generated first power from the 170-MW Vesterhav Syd wind farm that will form part of a larger offshore complex in the Danish North Sea, off the West Jutland coast.
The first 8.4-MW machine at the 20-turbine site started turning its blades on Friday, November 10, Vattenfall announced. The hardware was installed between July and September, while the connection of the turbines was delayed due to unfavourable wind conditions and hurdles related to the installation of cables linking the wind farm to the power grid.
“It is a huge relief to finally deliver power from Vesterhav Syd. When you look at the challenges that have been throughout the process, since we won the tender in 2016 and during the construction work, we are extra proud today,” said Mathilde Damsgaard, project director for Vesterhav South and North at Vattenfall.
Located some 10 km off the coast at Hvide Sande and Sondervig, Vesterhav Syd is the sister project of the 180-MW Vesterhav Nord. Vattenfall won a tender for the combined 350-MW project back in 2016 and took the final investment decision in December 2021. Its entire investment in the scheme is estimated at EUR 769 million (USD 822.4m)
Both parks should be fully connected by end-2023, with their annual output expected to be enough for around 350,000 homes.
(EUR 1.0 = USD 1.070)
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