Energy & offshore tender calendar 2026–2028

Window

16 Oct 2025 – 30 Oct 2025

Award expected

not published

Authority

RVO / Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth (KGG)

Capacity / scope

about 1 GW

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

Window

20 Nov 2025 – 20 May 2026

Awarded

4 Aug 2026

Authority

Energistyrelsen (Danish Energy Agency)

Capacity / scope

minimum 800 MW (0.8-1.2 GW depending on design)

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.

Window

20 Nov 2025 – 20 May 2026

Awarded

4 Aug 2026

Authority

Energistyrelsen (Danish Energy Agency)

Capacity / scope

minimum 1 GW

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.

Window

20 Nov 2025 – 23 Oct 2028

Award expected

not published

Authority

Energistyrelsen (Danish Energy Agency)

Capacity / scope

minimum 1 GW

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.

Window

not published

Awarded

14 Jan 2026

Authority

DESNZ / NESO

Capacity / scope

Pot 3 offshore wind projects totalling 8,245 MW and Pot 4 floating offshore wind 192.5 MW (sum of project sizes in the results notice)

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.

Window

not published

Awarded

3 Mar 2026

Authority

The Crown Estate

Capacity / scope

1.5 GW (third site); up to 4.5 GW across three sites

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.

Window

Jun 2026 – 12 Oct 2026

Award expected

Feb 2027

Authority

Ministry in charge of energy (DGEC) / CRE

Capacity / scope

approx. 10 GW (approx. 5 GW fixed, approx. 5 GW floating)

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.

Window

20 Jul 2026 – 7 Aug 2026

Award expected

not published

Authority

DESNZ / NESO / LCCC

Capacity / scope

not published

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.

Window

24 Jul 2026 – 4 Sep 2026

Award expected

Q4 2026

Authority

The Crown Estate

Capacity / scope

up to 1.5 GW

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.

Window

26 Nov 2026 – 10 Dec 2026

Award expected

Q1 2027

Authority

RVO / Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth (KGG)

Capacity / scope

about 1 GW

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

Window

26 Nov 2026 – 10 Dec 2026

Award expected

Q1 2027

Authority

RVO / Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth (KGG)

Capacity / scope

about 1 GW

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

Window

opens 2027

Award expected

not published

Authority

Bundesnetzagentur / BSH

Capacity / scope

N-10.1 2,000 MW; N-10.2 500 MW; N-12.4 1,000 MW; N-12.5 1,000 MW; N-13.1 500 MW; N-13.2 1,000 MW (expected capacity per BSH site development plan)

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.

Window

opens H1 2027

Award expected

not published

Authority

The Crown Estate

Capacity / scope

approximately 6 GW or more

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.

Window

opens 2028

Award expected

not published

Authority

Bundesnetzagentur / BSH

Capacity / scope

N-6.8 2,000 MW; N-9.5 1,000 MW (expected capacity per BSH site development plan)

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.

Window

not published

Award expected

not published

Authority

Federal Minister of Energy / FPS Economy / CREG

Capacity / scope

not published

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.

Window

not published

Award expected

not published

Authority

RVO / Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth (KGG)

Capacity / scope

about 2 GW each

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

Window

not published

Award expected

not published

Authority

RVO / Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth (KGG)

Capacity / scope

not published

RVO states that the first offshore wind contracts for difference are planned to launch towards the end of 2027; no site or date published.

Window

not published

Award expected

not published

Authority

RVO / Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth (KGG)

Capacity / scope

about 1 GW (I-B); about 2 GW each (II, III)

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

Window

not published

Award expected

not published

Authority

RVO / Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth (KGG)

Capacity / scope

about 0.7 GW each

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.

Window

not published

Award expected

not published

Authority

Energidepartementet / NVE

Capacity / scope

up to 500 MW per project area

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.

Window

opens 2027

Award expected

not published

Authority

URE (Energy Regulatory Office) / Ministry of Climate and Environment

Capacity / scope

max. 4 GW

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.

Window

opens 2026

Award expected

not published

Authority

Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator (CNSOER)

Capacity / scope

up to 5 GW

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.

Window

not published

Award expected

not published

Authority

Marine Minerals Administration (MMA, successor to BOEM/BSEE), U.S. Department of the Interior

Capacity / scope

not published

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.

Window

1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sep 2026

Award expected

2026

Authority

Ministry of Economic Affairs / Energy Administration

Capacity / scope

3.6 GW

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.

Window

2 Mar 2026 – 1 Dec 2026

Award expected

not published

Authority

Department of Energy (DOE)

Capacity / scope

3,300 MW (delivery 2028-2030)

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.

Window

opens 30 Mar 2026

Awarded

30 Jun 2026

Authority

Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment / Korea Energy Agency

Capacity / scope

1,800 MW tendered (1,400 MW fixed-bottom incl. 400 MW public-led, 400 MW floating); 1,786 MW selected

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.

Window

not published

Award expected

not published

Authority

METI / MLIT

Capacity / scope

not published

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.