Vattenfall has completed the commissioning of the 168MW Vesterhav Syd offshore wind farm in Denmark.

The wind farm is now contributing to the energy needs of 170,000 households.

The 20 turbines at Vesterhav Syd were installed between July and September 2023.

The first power from the project was delivered to the Danish grid in November.

Vesterhav Syd and Nord project director Mathilde Damsgaard stated: “At Vattenfall, we are always happy when we finish an offshore wind farm and thereby contribute to fossil freedom.

“This time, we allow ourselves to be even more happy, since there is a cold winter in Denmark and Northern Europe where fossil-free and reliable electricity is of the essence.”

The offshore wind farm has a companion facility, Vesterhav Nord, with 176MW of capacity.

Vesterhav Nord is expected to be grid-connected in the first quarter of 2024.

Together, the two wind farms feature 41 turbines with a capacity of 8.4MW each.

With 168MW at Vesterhav Syd and 176MW at Vesterhav Nord, they have a combined installed capacity of 344MW and will meet the demands of more than 350,000 Danish households, offering critical support to the electricity grid in West Jutland.

The company won the tender for the project in 2016.

The Danish Energy Agency authorised the construction of the Vesterhav Syd and Nord wind farms in December 2020.

Vattenfall took its final investment decision, valued at €769m ($826m), for the projects in December 2021.