Kriegers Flak, one of the largest offshore wind farms in Denmark, will be built in the Baltic Sea by Vattenfall.

The Swedish power company won the tender to build the 600 MW project with a bid of EUR 49.9 ($54) per MWh, which is reported to be among the lowest costs for offshore wind power.

Vattenfall’s investment in Kriegers Flak will be EUR 1.1 – 1.3 billion ($1.1-1.4 billion), pending a final investment decision.

MHI Vestas V164-8.0 MW turbines being installed at Horns Rev 3.Kriegers Flak is part of the Danish Parliament’s political agreement from 2012 to become a green economy entirely independent of fossil fuels by 2050. A part of that agreement is to build three major offshore wind farms: Horns Rev 3, Danish Near Shore, and Kriegers Flak. Vattenfall has won the tenders for all three projects.

Winning the bid for Kriegers Flak means that Vattenfall can start to develop the 132 km² area in the Baltic Sea. The area consists of three parts dedicated for wind power development in Germany, Sweden, and Denmark. Vattenfall’s winning bid concerns the Danish part of the Kriegers Flak area. The Swedish part of Kriegers Flak has a building permit that expires in 2018.The German part has not yet been tendered.

Kriegers Flak will be monitored from Vattenfall’s Surveillance Centre in Esbjerg, Denmark. The Surveillance Centre already monitors more than 1,000 turbines in Northern Europe.