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The first tender for Nederwiek I-A, a roughly 1 GW site about 95 km off the North Holland coast, invited applications until 30 October 2025 and no developer submitted a bid 1. The stated reason for the weak interest is a tougher business case: higher interest rates and supply-chain costs than when the 2022 tender design was set 12. In May 2025 the cabinet had already announced it was relaxing the requirements and tender criteria for new wind farm tenders — changes to ecological and non-price criteria meant to make sites easier to build profitably 12. Nederwiek I-A was the first site retendered under those relaxed rules after its first round drew no applications 2.
Not in the sources: The passages do not give the date, deadline or outcome of the second tender, and the source title stating there was no re-tender in 2026 is not explained further.
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Passage 1: First round drew no applications
Nederwiek I-A, a roughly 1 GW site about 95 km off the North Holland coast in the southern part of the Nederwiek wind energy area, was first tendered with applications invited until 30 October 2025 — but no developer submitted a bid. In May 2025 the cabinet had already announced it was relaxing the rules and tender criteria across future rounds in response to the tougher business case developers faced (higher interest rates and supply-chain costs than when the 2022 tender design was set).
Nederwiek I-A: no bids in 2025, no re-tender in 2026 - the 2026 subsidised round went to IJmuiden Ver GammaRVO.nl / NedZero / Rijksoverheid.nl · nedzero.nl · retrieved 20 Sep 2026
Passage 2: 2025 revision of the requirements
In May 2025 the cabinet announced it was renewing the requirements new wind farm tenders must meet, in response to a weaker business case for developers (higher interest rates and supply-chain costs since the 2022 tender design). The changes affect ecological and non-price criteria and are meant to make sites easier to build profitably; Nederwiek I-A was the first site retendered under the relaxed rules after its first 2025 round drew no applications.
How a kavelbesluit (offshore wind site decision) is preparedNoordzeeloket (Rijkswaterstaat / RVO / EZK North Sea information portal) · noordzeeloket.nl · retrieved 18 Sep 2026
Sources consulted
- Nederwiek I-A: no bids in 2025, no re-tender in 2026 - the 2026 subsidised round went to IJmuiden Ver GammaRVO.nl / NedZero / Rijksoverheid.nl · nedzero.nl · retrieved 20 Sep 2026 · cited
- How a kavelbesluit (offshore wind site decision) is preparedNoordzeeloket (Rijkswaterstaat / RVO / EZK North Sea information portal) · noordzeeloket.nl · retrieved 18 Sep 2026 · cited
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