ENGIE is part of a strategic consortium to pursue the offshore wind Princess Elisabeth concessions in Belgium

Offshore wind energy is a cornerstone of the Belgian energy transition. Already partners in the country with the SeaMade offshore wind farm, successfully operating since end of 2020, the consortium brings together unparalleled expertise and experience in generating renewable electricity from offshore wind.

As announced in its #ENERGIZE2030 strategy in Belgium, ENGIE wants to contribute to the energy transition by helping to develop tomorrow’s energy system alongside its customers and partners. To achieve this, ENGIE will, among other initiatives, continue expanding its renewable electricity generation capacity, with the objective of reaching 2.5 GW by 2030.

ENGIE has high ambitions in expanding its offshore wind capacity. Competing in the tender for the Princess Elisabeth concessions, with Ocean Winds and the other partners, is therefore an important step to achieve them. 

ENGIE will make an important contribution to the consortium, bringing its commercial and marketing expertise in order to deliver customers in Belgium with reliable and affordable energy. Being the largest developer of renewable projects to the attention of corporates worldwide, ENGIE sold 2.4 GW of renewable energy  through "Power Purchase Agreements" to industry and large energy consumers in 2023. Last year, ENGIE announced 34 deals across six markets and was the only developer to announce PPAs for these three technologies: solar, onshore wind and offshore wind. 

Alongside the development of renewable electricity generation, expanding flexibility is one of ENGIE’s key priorities in Belgium. To help deliver electricity to customers when and where it is needed, ENGIE will leverage its portfolio of flexible assets to manage the differences between intermittent generation and customer demand.

Vincent Verbeke, CEO of ENGIE in Belgium:

ENGIE's wants to contribute to the energy transition in Belgium by building, together, with its customers and partners, a reliable and affordable energy system. To achieve this, ENGIE is developing renewable electricity generation, investing in flexible capacity and accompany its customers on their energy journey. By partnering up once again with Otary and Eneco, through our Ocean Winds joint venture, we combine our strengths and expertise, to compete in a tender that will be of the utmost importance in the future development of offshore wind energy in Belgium.