Excerpt from splash247.com
Three submissions were made in Malta’s initial call for the development of the country’s first offshore wind project.
Two consortia and a Greek company submitted preliminary qualification questionnaires for Malta’s first offshore wind farm concession.
Submissions were made by the Code Zero Consortium, led by SEP Malta Holding, with partners Kornelio Energy 1, M. Demajo, and NMK Renewables. A second submission was made by the Atlas Med Wind consortium, led by GreenIT, partnered with Seatrans Shipping, Central European Advisors, and CI V Transfer Coöperatief. The third submission was by McKedrick from Greece.
The concession will be awarded through a competitive dialogue process involving the design, construction, operation, and decommissioning of a wind farm offshore Malta. The project will also include the operation and maintenance of an offshore substation and export cable system, which will remain owned by the government. The project will have an expected installed capacity of around 300 MW.
“It is a key component of Malta’s National Energy and Climate Plan, which outlines the strategic transition toward a sustainable, decarbonised energy mix,” said Ismail D’Amato, CEO of Interconnect Malta.
An evaluation process to verify compliance, technical experience, and financial capability is now underway.