The budget for the West Coast Link project will be increased by a total of DKK 306.1 million compared to the most recently approved budget from November 2024. The project will strengthen the transmission network in West Jutland, so that more renewable energy plants from the North Sea can be connected and trade capacity on the Viking Link and across the Danish-German border will be increased.
This was stated by Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard (M) in a briefing to the Climate, Energy and Utilities Committee.
For the Endrup-Idomlund section, the budget will increase by DKK 149.4 million to a total of DKK 2,811.4 million, corresponding to an increase of 5.6 percent. For the Endrup-Grænsen section, the budget will increase by DKK 156.7 million to DKK 2,046.6 million. DKK, corresponding to 8.3 percent.
Energinet justifies the increased expenses with unusually high rainfall in 2024 and high groundwater levels, which have made the construction work more expensive. The budget increase has no direct consequences for network customers, but will marginally affect the tariff, as Energinet's costs are financed through the tariffs.
The Danish Energy Agency assesses that the change does not require new approval under Section 4 of the Energinet Act, but should simply be taken into account. The project is still expected to be commissioned in 2026.
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