The Crown Estate recently secured the UK Treasury almost DKK 7.5 billion (£879 million) in annual revenue for six offshore licences for projects with an estimated effect of 8 GW.
The high demand for the tender in England and Wales has now prompted Crown Estate Scotland to review its own tender structure in 'ScotWind Leasing'.
- The unexpected outcome of The Crown Estate's fourth tender round has changed the dynamics of offshore wind leasing in a short time, says Amanda Bryan, chairman of Crown Estate Scotland and continues:
- It could have a major impact on the development of offshore wind in Scotland. The only right thing is for us to consider the impact that this new situation could have on ScotWind Leasing, she says.
The review of the tender of licences is expected to be completed by 24 March. Why the deadline for bidding for the licenses will be postponed. How long the tender for the offshore wind licenses will be extended will be published together with the revised tender material.
The ScotWind Leasing tender was presented in June 2020, and the bidding round started on January 15.
So far, the opportunity to bid to build a total of 10 GW of offshore wind energy has been announced. The tender is the first tender for Scottish offshore wind licenses in more than ten years.
Ørsted has expressed interest in bidding for the licenses for the Scottish offshore wind. The Danish energy company was most recently passed over in the English and Welsh tender rounds. Here, the largest buyers were RWE, BP and Total.
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