Tender, licensing and allocation rounds for offshore wind, grids, oil and gas, CCS and hydrogen, worldwide, as officially scheduled. Dates as published by the authority named; checked on 8 Oct 2026; changes are common — always check the source.
Official schedules only. A round announced without dates is listed as announced, with “not published” where the authority has given no date. This is not a complete list of every round in every country.
Add to calendar (.ics)Real dates only; quarters are left out of the file.
Each region opens and closes. A period the source gives only as a quarter, half year or year is drawn hollow across that period. Rows link to the entry below.
Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and France: official schedules only. Rounds announced without dates are listed as announced. Grid and HVDC award rounds appear only where the TSO or regulator has published a schedule; most have not.
CCS & hydrogenclosed
United Kingdom · UK Hydrogen Production Business Model allocation rounds
Shortlist of 27 electrolytic projects published 7 April 2025; the July 2025 market update expected awards in early 2026; no award announcement found on the gov.uk HAR2 pages on the check date.
checked on 8 Oct 2026
Offshore windclosed
Netherlands · Dutch Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap
The October 2025 round closed without applications; RVO's planning table lists the new permit procedure for this site as to be determined.
On the North Sea map: Nederwiek wind farm zone, Nederwiek 1
Offshore windawarded
Denmark · Danish 3 GW offshore wind tenders with state support
Awarded on 2026-08-04 to Vattenfall Vindkraft Offshore Wind DK P/S at 542 DKK/MWh; the agency reports five bids; commissioning required by end of 2032.
Offshore windawarded
Denmark · Danish 3 GW offshore wind tenders with state support
Awarded on 2026-08-04 to Vattenfall Vindkraft A/S (on behalf of a company to be formed) at 504 DKK/MWh; the agency reports two bids; commissioning required by end of 2032.
checked on 8 Oct 2026
Offshore windopen
Denmark · Danish 3 GW offshore wind tenders with state support
Tender opened 2025-11-20 together with Midt and Hesselø; bid deadline 2028-10-23; commissioning required by end of 2034; support cap of DKK 55.2 bn covers all three parks.
checked on 8 Oct 2026
CCS & hydrogenawarded
European Union · European Hydrogen Bank / Innovation Fund auctions
Awarded on 7 May 2026: nine projects selected, four reserve projects invited in June 2026; grant agreement signature expected September-November 2026.
CCS & hydrogenclosed
United Kingdom · NSTA carbon storage licensing
Applications closed 24 March 2026; NSTA aims to award licences in early 2027; five areas in Scottish and nine in English waters.
Oil & gas licensingawarded
Norway · Norway APA / TFO
Awarded on 13 January 2026: 19 companies were offered interests in 57 production licences.
Offshore windawarded
United Kingdom · UK Contracts for Difference
Awarded on 2026-01-14: DESNZ published the Pot 3 and Pot 4 outcome as NESO notified applicants; ten fixed-bottom CfD units and two floating projects (Erebus, Pentland) listed.
CCS & hydrogenawarded
Denmark · Danish CCS subsidy tenders
Final bids due 4 February 2026; awarded on 5 May 2026 to Aalborg Portland for capture, transport and storage; support period 2029-2044.
Offshore windawarded
United Kingdom · The Crown Estate offshore wind leasing
Ocean Winds named for the third site on 2025-11-19 via direct award and entered the agreement for lease announced 2026-03-03; the other two sites (Equinor, Gwynt Glas) signed in October 2025.
CCS & hydrogenclosed
Germany · CO2-Differenzvertraege / Klimaschutzvertraege
Bidding ran 5 May to 9 September 2026 for participants of the preceding preparatory procedure; CCU/CCS technologies eligible; the ministry reports 21 bids; no award date published.
Oil & gas licensingclosed
Norway · Norway APA / TFO
Announced 5 May 2026 for predefined areas in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea; applications closed 1 September 2026 at 12:00; awards expected during the first quarter of 2027.
Offshore windopen
France · France offshore wind tenders (PPE2/PPE3)
Tender no. 1/2026 covers eleven projects off Normandy, Brittany, the South Atlantic coast and in the Mediterranean; projects first planned under AO9 were folded into AO10; bids due 12 Oct 2026 12:00 Paris time; CRE published amended specifications on 20 Aug, 24 Sep and 7 Oct 2026; ministry states award in February 2027.
Grid & HVDCannounced
United Kingdom · Ofgem offshore transmission owner (OFTO) tenders
Ofgem said on 2026-03-24 that Tender Round 14 is currently expected to begin in autumn 2026 and that the specific assets have not yet been confirmed; no launch notice or asset list was on Ofgem's OFTO tender rounds page on the check date.
Offshore windclosed
United Kingdom · UK Contracts for Difference
Application window ran 20 July-7 August 2026; the indicative timetable puts NESO result notification between 27 Nov-1 Dec 2026 (no appeals) and 15-17 Feb 2027 (Tier 2 appeals), depending on the qualification scenario.
Offshore windclosed
United Kingdom · The Crown Estate offshore wind leasing
Accelerated re-tender of the Round 4 site discontinued in January 2026; offers a 10-year agreement for lease with the windfarm DCO (August 2025) and a NESO grid connection agreement in place. Open to sole bidders or consortia registered on The Crown Estate e-tendering portal; one questionnaire submission each, due 4 September 2026, decides entry to an ascending clock auction on a Site Exclusivity Fee paid over 20 years from lease. The 24 July notice was replaced on 27 July by a competitive flexible procedure notice with unchanged deadlines; Find a Tender gives 20 November 2026 as the estimated award decision date; The Crown Estate expects the auction and selection of a preferred bidder towards the end of 2026.
CCS & hydrogenannounced
Netherlands · SDE++
RVO moved the round one month later than the 22 September-22 October window in the February 2026 letter to parliament; the letter sets the budget and adds CCS with low-carbon hydrogen and DAC categories.
Offshore windannounced
Netherlands · Dutch Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap
Permit with subsidy or a subsidy-free bid, both procedures run at the same time; maximum tender amount EUR 0.117 per kWh; RVO expects the wind farm to be operational in 2032.
On the North Sea map: IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A / Gamma-B wind farm sites, IJmuiden Ver Gamma
Offshore windannounced
Netherlands · Dutch Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap
Added to the 2026 round by government decision in April 2026; maximum tender amount EUR 0.116 per kWh; RVO expects the wind farm to be operational in 2032.
On the North Sea map: IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A / Gamma-B wind farm sites, IJmuiden Ver Gamma
CCS & hydrogenannounced
European Union · European Hydrogen Bank / Innovation Fund auctions
Commission plans to open the fourth auction in December 2026 and close it in February 2027; draft terms and conditions were published 9 July 2026 and the 7-week consultation concluded on 8 September 2026 with a webinar; final terms not yet published; Topic 2 admits electrolytic low-carbon hydrogen.
Offshore windpostponed
Germany · WindSeeG offshore wind site tenders
Tenders planned for 2026 were moved to tender year 2027 after the cabinet decision of 28 Jan 2026; no bid date published; N-10.1 and N-10.2 received no bids on 1 Aug 2025. On 2 Sep 2026 the cabinet adopted a WindSeeG amendment bill (Bundestag Drucksache 21/8238, first reading 8 Oct 2026, not yet law): a two-stage award procedure (first subsidy-free, then a two-sided contract for difference), an annual tender corridor of 2,000-4,800 MW from 2027, a 35-year operating period, and the option for the site development plan to set a different bid date.
checked on 8 Oct 2026
Offshore windannounced
United Kingdom · The Crown Estate offshore wind leasing
The Crown Estate intends to launch the round in the first half of 2027 after market engagement; capacity and sites remain subject to stakeholder engagement and NESO network plans.
checked on 8 Oct 2026
Offshore windannounced
Germany · WindSeeG offshore wind site tenders
The amended site development plan of 30 Jan 2026 sets tender year 2028 for N-6.8 (moved from 2027) and N-9.5; no bid date published. A WindSeeG amendment bill adopted by the cabinet on 2 Sep 2026 (Drucksache 21/8238, not yet law) would introduce a two-stage subsidy-free/CfD award and a 2,000-4,800 MW annual corridor, and would form the basis for the next site development plan, which may re-cut sites.
Offshore windannounced
Belgium · Princess Elisabeth Zone tenders
Previous tender cancelled in early July 2025; on 18 Jul 2026 the Council of Ministers approved the amended tender royal decree (two-sided CfD, five-year build period, no strike price cap); launch follows Council of State advice and EU state aid notification, no launch date given.
Offshore windannounced
Netherlands · Dutch Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap
RVO's public planning table lists the tender/permit procedure for both sites as to be determined; the minister's 21 May 2026 letter to Parliament (Kamerstuk 33561, nr. 102) confirmed Doordewind kavel II's location in the development framework but left both kavels' delivery and tender dates unchanged pending the full roadmap update due end 2026.
On the North Sea map: Doordewind 1, Doordewind 2
checked on 8 Oct 2026
Offshore windannounced
Netherlands · Dutch two-way contracts for offshore wind
RVO states that the first offshore wind contracts for difference are planned to launch towards the end of 2027; no site or date published.
checked on 8 Oct 2026
Offshore windannounced
Netherlands · Dutch Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap
RVO's planning table lists the permit procedure for these sites as to be determined.
On the North Sea map: Nederwiek wind farm zone, Nederwiek 2
checked on 8 Oct 2026
CCS & hydrogenpostponed
Netherlands · Dutch offshore hydrogen demonstration tenders
RVO states preparations for offshore hydrogen production and transport are paused, citing the Climate and Energy Memorandum of 16 September 2025; no tender dates.
Grid & HVDCopen
United Kingdom · Ofgem offshore transmission owner (OFTO) tenders
Ofgem published the pre-qualification shortlist of five bidders on 2026-03-24; Ofgem states the invitation-to-tender stage is due to commence during 2026 and gives no date for preferred-bidder selection, which follows each project's ITT evaluation.
Offshore windannounced
Netherlands · Dutch Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap
RVO's planning table lists the permit procedure for both sites as to be determined; the roadmap map notes Ten noorden van de Waddeneilanden as a possible hydrogen demonstration site.
checked on 8 Oct 2026
CCS & hydrogenannounced
United Kingdom · UK Hydrogen Production Business Model allocation rounds
Government stated an aim to launch HAR3 by 2026 and HAR4 from 2028; no application window published.
Offshore windannounced
Norway · Norway offshore wind area allocation
Two project areas were awarded on 2025-12-11; NVE held a hearing on the study programmes until 2026-06-18; a later competition gives state aid to one rights holder, no date published.
Official schedules only. Several Baltic Sea rounds were closed without award or have no new date; those are left out until the authority publishes one.
Offshore windannounced
Poland · Poland Offshore Wind Act phase II auctions
Statutory schedule sets the second phase II auction for 2027 with a maximum volume of 4 GW; the first auction was held on 17 Dec 2025 and awarded 3,435 MW to three projects; no 2027 auction date announced.
Official schedules only. Offshore wind auctions in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece had no officially dated round on the day we checked and are left out.
Oil & gas licensingopen
Egypt · Egypt Upstream Gateway bid rounds
Submissions opened 11 August 2026; EGAS blocks close 14 December 2026 at 12:00 Cairo time, EGPC blocks close 11 November 2026 at 12:00.
Official schedules only: federal and state agencies' own notices. Rounds announced without dates are listed as announced.
Oil & gas licensingopen
Suriname · Staatsolie Open-Door Offering
Continuous offering launched 24 November 2025; acreage named in a received proposal is published and competing proposals can be filed within 90 days; no overall end date. Proposals received so far: Sector 4 DW West (announced 17 June 2026, competing window to 15 September 2026, per trade press); Sector 3 Demerara, two proposals (6 July 2026, window to 4 October 2026); Sector 2 SHO East (7 July 2026, window to 5 October 2026); Sector 1 SHO West (22 September 2026, competing proposals until 21 December 2026, 10:00 GMT-3).
checked on 8 Oct 2026
Offshore windannounced
Canada · Canada-Nova Scotia offshore wind land tenure
Prequalification ran 16 October 2025 to 13 January 2026; the province states the first call for bids comes in 2026 and the Premier said on 26 June 2026 it opens later this year; no bid deadline published.
checked on 8 Oct 2026
Oil & gas licensingopen
Canada · C-NLOER scheduled land tenure
Two calls for exploration licences issued 2 June 2026, closing 4 November 2026 at 12:00 Newfoundland time; the regulator refers to licence awards in early 2027 subject to ministerial approval and notes the land tenure system is under review.
Oil & gas licensingclosed
United States · BOEM OBBBA lease sales
Sale held 12 August 2026; USD 82,689,756 in high bids on 59 blocks from 16 companies. Phase 2 bid evaluation notices (11, 17, 24 and 30 September 2026) show bids on 45 of 59 tracts deemed acceptable, 0 rejected, 14 tracts remaining as of 30 September 2026; a final bid recap is due about three months after sale day.
checked on 8 Oct 2026
Oil & gas licensingclosed
Brazil · ANP Oferta Permanente
Public session held 7 October 2026 (five Parnaiba Basin blocks were withdrawn beforehand for a material error in environmental criteria). 49 exploratory blocks in the Potiguar, Tacutu, Reconcavo, Parnaiba, Tucano Sul, Campos and Ceara basins plus 3 marginal-accumulation areas were acquired; signature bonuses BRL 3,005,659,796.14 (blocks) + BRL 1,594,000 (marginal areas), the highest since the Open Acreage began; 9 of 10 bidding companies won. Contract signing scheduled by 26 February 2027.
checked on 8 Oct 2026
Oil & gas licensingclosed
Brazil · ANP Oferta Permanente
Public session held 7 October 2026: 7 of 13 pre-salt blocks acquired (Campos: Magnetita, Hematita, Azurita; Santos: Jade, Cruzeiro do Sul, Rubi, Rodocrosita); signature bonuses BRL 530.5 m, minimum exploration investment BRL 778.4 m, average profit-oil premium 108.38%. Contract signing scheduled by 26 February 2027.
Oil & gas licensingannounced
United States · BOEM OBBBA lease sales
Schedule lists a Cook Inlet sale in March 2027 (named 'Alaska Cook Inlet - BBC2' on boem.gov) and March 2028 (BBC3); the 2026 sale (BBC1, held 2 February - 4 March 2026) received no bids according to BOEM. No notice of sale for BBC2 found as of 8 October 2026.
Oil & gas licensingannounced
United States · BOEM OBBBA lease sales
The Interior leasing schedule under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act lists Gulf of America sales in March and August of each year; boem.gov's OBBBA schedule names the March 2027 sale 'Gulf of America - BBG4'. No proposed or final notice of sale for BBG4 was found as of 8 October 2026.
Offshore windcancelled
United States · BOEM Outer Continental Shelf renewable energy leasing
Offshore wind leasing is halted under a presidential memorandum; BOEM rescinded all designated Wind Energy Areas on 30 July 2025 and lists no lease sale schedule.
checked on 8 Oct 2026
Official schedules only, from the ministries and regulators named. Rounds announced without dates are listed as announced.
Oil & gas licensingopen
India · India HELP / Open Acreage Licensing Policy
Launched 11 February 2025; onland and shallow-water blocks closed 19 June 2026; deepwater and ultra-deepwater blocks close 15 November 2026 at 12:00 IST.
Offshore windclosed
Taiwan · Taiwan offshore wind zonal development (Round 3)
Applications accepted 1 April to 30 September 2026; the ministry plans to complete selection and publish results before the end of 2026; grid connection 2030-2031. Trade press (UDN, 30 Sep 2026) reports the Energy Administration received two applications for two wind farms (CIP and Orsted), well short of the 3.6 GW on offer; no ministry release on the receipt count was found.
checked on 8 Oct 2026
Oil & gas licensingopen
Malaysia · PETRONAS Malaysia Bid Round
Launched 10 February 2026. PETRONAS timeline: DRO clusters (Cempaka, Teratai, Enggang, NURI Funnel, Nilam) bids due 3 Aug 2026, PSC award Q4 2026, signing Q1 2027; Zamrud Funnel bids due 1 Oct 2026, award Q1 2027; exploration blocks PM440, PM447, PM448, PM519, PM520, SK331, SK330, SK404 bids due 30 Sep 2026, award Q4 2026, signing Q1 2027; SB304 (Sandakan) bids due 30 Jun 2027, award Q3 2027, signing Q4 2027. As of 8 Oct 2026 only SB304 is still open.
Offshore windpostponed
Philippines · Green Energy Auction Program (GEA)
Launched 25 November 2025, supplier registration began 2 March 2026; DOE announced on 10 July 2026 that auction activities were temporarily on hold for a recalibration review. DOE's indicative timeline of 29 July 2026: department circular signed by 24 August and published early September; supplemental TOR released by 2 October 2026; qualified-bidder posting through Q4 2026; Auction Proper 1 December 2026; bid validation to certificates of award 2 December 2026 - 30 June 2027. DOE says all dates are indicative; no resumption notice or supplemental TOR found on doe.gov.ph as of 8 October 2026.
Offshore windawarded
South Korea · Korea RPS fixed-price contract competitive bidding (wind)
Tender notice published 30 March 2026; awarded on 30 June 2026, when the ministry reported five projects totalling 1,786 MW selected and pointed to a multi-year tender roadmap.
Oil & gas licensingclosed
Australia · Australian offshore petroleum acreage release
Five Otway Basin areas off Victoria and Tasmania (V25-1, V25-2, T25-1, T25-2, T25-3); work-program bids closed 30 June 2026; no award date stated.
Oil & gas licensingopen
Indonesia · Indonesia oil and gas working area tenders
Opened 17 September 2026 with 8 working areas; direct-offer areas (Jago, Mahesa, Rafflesia, Belibis, Talu, Manta, Palu): bid-document access to 31 October 2026, participation documents due 2 November 2026; regular tender (Leti Selatan): access and participation documents due 14 January 2027.
Offshore windannounced
Japan · Japan Marine Renewable Energy Act operator tenders
METI lists Hokkaido Matsumae and Hokkaido Hiyama as zones with pre-tender information provision; no tender start date is published, and no date for re-tendering the returned Round 1 zones was found.
Only licensing rounds for which the state agency itself publishes dates. Rounds reported in the trade press without an official schedule are left out.
Oil & gas licensingclosed
Nigeria · NUPRC licensing rounds
Bid submission ran to 12 June 2026; at the commercial bid conference on 21 July 2026 NUPRC named 31 companies as winners of 37 blocks; final award follows signature bonus payment and ministerial approval.
checked on 8 Oct 2026
Oil & gas licensingopen
Algeria · ALNAFT bid rounds
Launched 19 April 2026 with seven onshore perimeters; bids due 26 November 2026; results are to be announced before contract signing with Sonatrach planned for 31 January 2027.
Oil & gas licensingopen
Nigeria · NUPRC licensing rounds
Formally launched on 6 October 2026 with presidential/ministerial approval, offering 40 blocks across land, shallow water and deep water. NUPRC says full block details, qualification requirements and participation procedures will be published on its website and a dedicated licensing-round portal in the coming days; guidelines will publish the evaluation methodology and require beneficial-ownership disclosure. No bid deadline published yet.
General sequence, not a forecast for any round listed here.