Hollandse Kust Zuid
Facts
Country
Netherlands
Electricity Capacity
1,500 MWe
Turbines
140
Onshore / Offshore
Offshore
Supplier
Siemens
Vattenfall ownership share
50 %
Status
In Operation
Hollandse Kust Zuid is located in the North Sea, 18–36 kilometers off the Dutch coast between the towns of Scheveningen and Zandvoort.
The Dutch government determined that Hollandse Kust Zuid could have a maximum of 252 wind turbines with a minimum capacity of 6 MW. By choosing larger turbines, fewer need to be installed. This increases the efficiency of the wind farm and reduces costs and impacts on nature. In September 2023 the wind farm with its 139 turbines was officially inaugurated by king Willem-Alexander. Each turbine has a capacity of 11 MW and the wind farm's annual electricity production is expected to equal the consumption of 1.5 million households.