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At the Ostend North Sea Summit on 24 April 2023, nine countries bordering the North Sea — Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway and the United Kingdom — agreed a shared ambition of at least 120 GW of offshore wind capacity in the North Sea by 2030 1. That ambition rises to at least 300 GW by 2050 1. It is a political declaration that sits alongside each country's own national tender programme and is meant to be delivered through it; for the Netherlands that is the roadmap described in the 'routekaart-21gw-2032' chunk 1.
Not in the sources: The passages do not give any binding obligations, financing arrangements or per-country shares of the 120 GW and 300 GW ambitions.
Cited passages
Passage 1: Ostend declaration
At the Ostend North Sea Summit on 24 April 2023, nine countries bordering the North Sea — Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway and the United Kingdom — agreed a shared ambition of at least 120 GW of offshore wind capacity in the North Sea by 2030, rising to at least 300 GW by 2050. This political declaration sits alongside, and is meant to be delivered through, each country's own national tender programme (for the Netherlands, the roadmap described in the 'routekaart-21gw-2032' chunk).
Ostend North Sea Summit (2023) and the EU Renewable Energy Directive targetEuropean Commission / North Seas Energy Cooperation · energy.ec.europa.eu · retrieved 18 Sep 2026
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- Ostend North Sea Summit (2023) and the EU Renewable Energy Directive targetEuropean Commission / North Seas Energy Cooperation · energy.ec.europa.eu · retrieved 18 Sep 2026 · cited
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