
Netherlands Raises Subsidy Caps for 2 GW Offshore Wind Tender
The Dutch government has raised subsidy ceilings for the 2 GW IJmuiden Ver Gamma offshore wind tender to support market participation amid investment uncertainty in the sector.

The Dutch government has raised subsidy ceilings for the 2 GW IJmuiden Ver Gamma offshore wind tender to support market participation amid investment uncertainty in the sector.

The Dutch government has raised subsidy ceilings and reserved about €6.2 billion to support the 2 GW IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A and Gamma-B offshore wind projects in the North Sea.

The Netherlands will expand its 2026 offshore wind tender to 2 GW by adding IJmuiden Ver Gamma-B alongside Gamma-A under a temporary subsidy scheme ahead of CfD implementation.

OranjeWind has started seabed preparation offshore the Netherlands as erosion protection work begins ahead of foundation, cable and turbine installation at the Dutch wind farm.

TenneT marked the first steel cut for Nederwiek 2 on 05 February 2026, the third GE Vernova–Seatrium project in its 2 GW programme, with three platforms now under construction.

Van Oord has finished coastal maintenance work at Banjaard beach using its hopper dredger Vox Apolonia running entirely on bio-LNG, in what the company says is the first Dutch dredging job fully powered by bio-LNG.

The Dutch cabinet will launch a 1GW SDE++ tender at IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A in September 2026, scaling back from 2GW as it seeks to keep offshore wind deployment viable under tighter budgets.

Dutch fabricator Sif warns of a slowdown in offshore wind tendering as postponed and cancelled projects across Europe and the UK heighten supply chain uncertainty, despite steady production results.

Fugro’s Q3 2025 EBITDA dropped 23% to €108.6 million as offshore wind weakness and oil & gas delays pressured results.
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