A "deeply frustrated" climate, energy and supply minister Lars Aagaard (M) calls it a "serious situation for the green transition" that offshore wind turbine projects under the so-called open door scheme have been put on hold on Monday.
- The specific situation raises a lot of questions about the consequences for the individual applications and the scheme, which must be clarified, says Lars Aagaard in a press release.
- I can assure you that I will pursue prompt responses on behalf of those applicants who are currently left in uncertainty about the future of their projects.
The open door scheme has been put on hold, as it may be in breach of EU law. The scheme is one of two ways in Denmark where permission can be obtained to establish an offshore wind farm. Lars Aagaard further says that he has already raised the issue in Brussels.
- I am already in personal contact with Margrethe Vestager by virtue of her role as Vice-President of the EU Commission for a dialogue on the assessment and framework for renewable energy development in the EU, and I will continue that dialogue, it says.
Politically agreed 2030 goals not in danger
According to Dansk Erhverv, there are currently applications for 13 gigawatts, which are now on hold. Green Power Denmark writes that it is over 15 gigawatts of green power that was ready to be installed.
However, the ministry points out in its press release that a political agreement from 2022 to build nine gigawatts of new offshore wind by 2030 will not be affected by the open door scheme being put on hold. This is because the project has been put out to tender, which is the other way to establish offshore wind in Denmark. In addition, Lars Aagard will now find new solutions for expanding offshore wind.
- The government stands firm on its ambitions for the development of renewable energy. In addition to clarifying how far-reaching the consequences are, I will take the lead in looking at what else we can do to speed up the development of offshore wind, including more flexible models for the development of offshore wind, possibly in the form of an updated concession model.
The open door scheme has existed since 1999. Both Dansk Erhverv and Dansk Industri are therefore surprised that it is only now that the authorities consider that the scheme may be in breach of state aid rules in the EU.
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