To participate in the auction, a deposit has been paid by Estonia Offshore Wind DevCo OÜ, Deep Wind Offshore AS (Norwegian company), and OÜ Utilitas Wind. The amount of the deposit is €49,140.
Based on the applications for superficies licence of the companies qualified for the auction, the capacity of the planned offshore wind farm in the Saare 2.1 area is in the range of 1560–2200 MW.
The auction will take place electronically in the online environment of the state land auction. The auction for Saare 2.1 will take place from 18 June 2024 at 12 p.m., Estonian time (UTC+3), until 20 June 2024 at 12 p.m., (UTC+3). The auction has an extended end, with the period of extended end being 15 minutes.
The Saare 2.1 sea area is located in an area approx. 30 km west of Saaremaa suitable for the development of wind energy according to the Estonian maritime spatial plan. The size of the Saare 2.1 sea area is 163.8 km², and its starting price is €2,457,000. The minimum bid increment is €50,000.
The winner of the auction is the enterprise who has made the highest bid and paid that amount on time. The winner’s application will initiate the superficies licence process and environmental impact assessment within 90 days of the auction winner announcement. The developer who won the auction must then submit an environmental impact assessment programme to the CPTRA within 18 months and an environmental impact assessment report within 24 months after the decision to approve the environmental impact assessment programme as meeting the requirements. Once the report is approved as meeting the requirements, the building permit can be issued, and then the applicant can begin applying for a building permit after completing the design work.
The description of the Saare 2.1 sea area can be found on the website of the CPTRA.
Information about the winners of previous auctions can be found here.
