Offshore wind power phase 3-3 supplier selection deadline: only Wo Xu and CIP bid, the total capacity did not meet the standard

Offshore wind power 3-3 selection deadlines this evening. The total capacity planned to be allocated in this phase is 3.6GW. The Energy Administration stated in the evening that as of the deadline, a total of 2 development teams and 2 wind farms have received applications in person, striving to participate in this phase of selection. It is expected that 2 wind farms will be selected in this investment. It will be completed and connected to the grid between 2030 and 2031. The two leading companies, Wo Xu and CIP, have confirmed their submission and participation in the bidding; however, the two sites are highly overlapping, and it is expected that a winner will take all. If they fail to recruit 3.6GW, they will be included in the 3-4 selection scope in the next stage.

The offshore wind power phase 3-3 business selection process started on April 1 this year. After a six-month bid preparation period, the submission deadline was September 30. Compared with the past phases 3-1 and 3-2, the mandatory localization requirement was canceled this time, and ESG and local industry commitments were instead included in the selection by the industry.

3-3 The rules of the business selection game include, in addition to localization and ESG changes, "obtained capacity" and "expanded capacity". First, the developer's performance ability will be used as the main selection basis, and the capacity will be allocated based on the scores. The approximately 1.2GW of the previously terminated Strait 1, Strait 2 and Haiding 2 wind farms will be included in the 3-3 "expansion capacity" range, that is, an operator will be allocated 1GW and can receive up to 0.5GW more, totaling 1.5GW.

However, only two companies submitted bids this time, which obviously failed to reach the 3.6GW installation capacity released by the government. The Energy Department explained that factors such as the developer's global investment layout and supplier selection schedule failed to comply, which indirectly affected the willingness to participate in the selection. The unallocated capacity will be merged into the 3-4 selected companies.

The Energy Department stated that in accordance with the requirements of the supplier selection mechanism, developers can also submit applications by registered mail. After collecting all bidding cases, the Energy Department will continue to handle application case qualifications, contract performance capabilities and related reviews in accordance with the procedures. It will complete the supplier selection process and announce the capacity allocation results before the end of this year, and select the best companies with contract performance capabilities to invest in offshore wind power development.