Northwester 2 219MW wind farm

Overview:

• Northwester 2 219MW wind farm
• The project is situated in the Belgian North Sea, 50km off the shore of Ostend, Belgium. Northwester 2 is a project company owned by Parkwind (70%) and Summit Tailwind Belgium (30%), which is a part of the Sumitomo Corporation.
• A consortium of senior creditors consisting of Belfius Bank, BNP Paribas Fortis, Coöperatieve Rabobank, ASN Bank, ING Belgium, KBC Bank, Société Générale, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Triodos Bank, the European Investment Bank and EKF Danmarks Eksportkredit all contributed with the financing of Northwester 2's €700 million project.
• The wind farm will comprise 23 MHI Vestas V164-9.5MW wind turbines, making it the first wind farm to feature the particular turbine model.
• In July 2019, offshore wind developer Parkwind and marine contractor Jan De Nul began offshore seabed preparation works in the Belgian North Sea.

Prin Shasiharan - Researcher