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The current milestone is roughly 21 GW of installed offshore wind by the end of 2032, moved from 'around 2030' in the Climate and Energy Minister's letter of 25 April 2024, a one-year slip attributed to the sequencing of tenders, grid connection capacity and supply-chain constraints rather than a lower ambition 2. On progress: about 4.7 GW was operational and roughly 5.5 GW under construction as of RVO's Development Framework of January 2026, against wind farm zones totalling about 21.5 GW on that framework's roadmap map 2. The 4.7 GW operational figure was already reported for late December 2023 1. Beyond the 21 GW Roadmap, over-programming of Doordewind Site II (2 GW) raises the total to approximately 23 GW, and a North Sea Wind Energy Infrastructure Plan of June 2025 sets 30-40 GW by 2040 2. Consistent with the 2032 date, RVO plans to award the IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A and Gamma-B subsidy decisions and permits in Q1 2027, with electricity generation expected from 2032 3.
Not in the sources: The passages do not contain any official assessment of whether the 2032 target will actually be met, nor any slip beyond the 2024 revision.
Cited passages
Passage 1: The 21 GW target
In 2022 the Dutch cabinet raised its ambition for offshore wind to roughly 21 GW of installed capacity, up from the earlier 2030 goal, on the reasoning that at 21 GW offshore wind alone would cover on the order of three-quarters of current Dutch electricity consumption. As of late December 2023, some 4.7 GW was actually installed and operating, meaning most of the pipeline (Hollandse Kust west, IJmuiden Ver, Nederwiek, Doordewind and others) still had to be tendered, built and connected.
The Dutch offshore wind roadmap: from 21 GW by 2030 to 21 GW by 2032Rijksoverheid.nl / Noordzeeloket · noordzeeloket.nl · retrieved 20 Sep 2026
Passage 2: 2024 slip to 2032
In a letter to the House of Representatives dated 25 April 2024, the then Minister for Climate and Energy (Jetten) revised the planning: the 21 GW milestone moved from 'around 2030' to the end of 2032, a one-year slip attributed to the practical sequencing of tenders, grid connection capacity and supply-chain constraints rather than to a change in the underlying ambition. As of the government's Offshore Wind Energy Action Plan of 16 September 2025, over-programming of the Doordewind Site II wind farm (2 GW) supplements the formal 21 GW Roadmap to approximately 23 GW; a separate North Sea Wind Energy Infrastructure Plan (June 2025) sets a further, later horizon of 30-40 GW by 2040. As of RVO's Development Framework for Offshore Wind Energy of January 2026, about 4.7 GW of Dutch offshore wind was operational and a further roughly 5.5 GW was under construction, against the wind farm zones' combined roughly 21.5 GW shown on that framework's roadmap map (dated April 2024, the most recent published).
The Dutch offshore wind roadmap: from 21 GW by 2030 to 21 GW by 2032Rijksoverheid.nl / Noordzeeloket · noordzeeloket.nl · retrieved 20 Sep 2026
Passage 3: Timeline
RVO plans to award subsidy decisions and the related construction/operation permits in the first quarter of 2027; the resulting wind farms are expected to start generating electricity from 2032, in line with the government's revised roadmap for reaching roughly 21 GW of installed offshore wind capacity.
RVO: IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A and Gamma-B tender (2026 round)RVO.nl (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland) · english.rvo.nl · retrieved 20 Sep 2026
Sources consulted
- The Dutch offshore wind roadmap: from 21 GW by 2030 to 21 GW by 2032Rijksoverheid.nl / Noordzeeloket · noordzeeloket.nl · retrieved 20 Sep 2026 · cited
- RVO: IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A and Gamma-B tender (2026 round)RVO.nl (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland) · english.rvo.nl · retrieved 20 Sep 2026 · cited
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