TenneT Launches Initiative for Shared Offshore O&M Services in Dutch North Sea

October 8, 2024, by Adnan Memija

The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has started an initiative to partner with offshore wind farm operators and oil and gas sector operators in the Dutch North Sea for sharing operation and maintenance (O&M) services.

With an estimated value (excluding VAT) of EUR 1 million, the initiative aims to reduce costs, secure scarce resources, reduce the environmental footprint of offshore maintenance activities, increase safety standards, reduce risks, and enhance collaboration.

Parties that are interested and willing to participate in this initiative should submit a request to join this partnership.

Afterward, TenneT will send a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to the interested parties with a request for signing.

The competition call began on 7 October, and interested parties have until 31 December 2024 to submit their expressions of interest.

In April 2024, TenneT announced that it is exploring interest in an initiative to jointly house management and maintenance services of the offshore infrastructure in a new model.

The initiative aims to address long waiting times for maintenance due to resources becoming increasingly scarce, leading to vessels not always being used efficiently.

TenneT expects to have realized 17 offshore grid connections with an installed capacity of more than 21 GW of offshore wind in the Dutch North Sea by 2031, all of which will require regular maintenance.