Norther
Belgian EEZ, ~23 km from Zeebrugge, near Dutch EEZ border. Shareholders: Elicio (50%), Eneco (25%), Diamond Generating Europe/Mitsubishi (25%).
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
NNNorther NV — 100% ◆
Location
BelgiumNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
370 MW ◆
Turbines
44 × 8.4 MW ◆
Model
Mhi Vestas V164 8-4 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Belgian offshore wind zone — domain concessions (Thornton Bank–Bligh Bank) · 2009 ·
Water depth
16–33 m ◆
Distance from shore
23 km ◆
Wind speed
9.2 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Certificate ◆
Grid
Secured · 2019-Q1 ◆
Connection
Stevin substation, Zeebrugge (220 kV, Elia) ◆
Schedule
FID
Dec 2016 ◆
COD
May 2020 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok’s transactions record
Origination · 2009-10
Belgian offshore wind zone — domain concessions (Thornton Bank–Bligh Bank)
- Awarded to
- Norther NV
- Basis
- integrated tender
From the auction results — the round that created the project.
JV entry · 2016-Q1
stake not disclosed
- Stake
- not disclosed
- Consideration
- not disclosed
- Announced
- 2016-Q1
- Closed
- 2016-12
- Project stage
- pre-FID
Norther NV formed as a 50/25/25 joint venture between Elicio NV (subsidiary of Nethys Group, 50%), Eneco (25%) and Diamond Generating Europe Ltd (DGE, 25%). DGE is a wholly owned UK-based subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation. Originally Elicio and Eneco held 50/50 before DGE acquired its 25% stake. EC approved the new ownership structure November 2016 (EU merger control clearance). Financial close achieved December 2016. Total project cost ~EUR 1.0-1.2bn (EUR ~1.0bn project finance package; JPY 150bn total investment reported by Mitsubishi, ~EUR 1.2bn at 2016 rates). Deal value for DGE stake entry not publicly disclosed.
Evidence
From Hafrok’s transactions record
Dashed tick marks today (13 Oct 2026). The teal diamond on the spine is origination — the seabed award or round that created the project. Every other ownership event lives in the band below: one station per recorded deal, dated at its label, in deal order rather than to calendar scale. Secondary trades appear only at the interchanges; grey lines are parties whose entry or exit Hafrok’s record does not hold.
Announced-COD history: 2019→2019→2020-05 · 3 recorded revisions · slipped +0.9 yr (first announced 2019)
Revenue & offtake contract duration and price levels · money of the day
370 MW contracted — concession
● Concession · Belgian offshore wind zone — domain concessions (Thornton Bank–Bligh Bank)
Price€124/MWh ·Capacity370 MWAwardedOct 2009Term20 yrs
Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok’s registers
Installation complete
Installation · on record
StageOperational
In operation since2020-05
Offshore construction2018-08 → 2020-05
Construction ports
PortPort of Ostend ∅installation base
Grid connection
from Hafrok’s substation, converter and cable registers
Offshore platforms · 1
Offshore substationNorther OHVS·33/220 kV · in service 2019 · owner Norther NV (the wind farm project company — NOT Elia)
Grid connection · ready in time?
when each part of the grid connection is due, against the start date the developer states (black line) · a bar spans the whole year, quarter or month the source gives
installed or in serviceexpected deliveryearlier date that was later moved
Sources & verification
Rests on 10 sources (7 primary) · ◆ 7 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Operator5
[1]
Belgian Offshore Platform2016-12-19◆ Belgium's largest offshore wind turbine …
“50% Elicio, 25% Eneco and 25% Diamond Generating Europe comprise the partnership responsible for developing and operating the wind park. Financial close date: 19 December 2016. The installation compri…”
supportsoperatorFinal investment decisionTurbinesModelUnit capacity+2 more
[3]
Green Giraffe Advisory2020-05-27◆ Norther reaches technical completion and…
“On 27th May 2020 the Norther offshore wind farm officially transitioned to its operational phase as it reached technical completion. Norther is owned by three shareholders: Elicio NV holds 50%, with E…”
supportsCommercial operationCOD history
[14]
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (MUMM)2026-10-12◆ MUMM permit register: milestones for the…
"NORTHER" ... "Environmental permit" ... "Granted" ... "Minister responsible for the marine environment" ... "2012-01-18T01:00:00+01:00"
supportsConsentConsent granted
[15]
Moniteur belge / Belgisch Staatsblad2017-02-22◆ Arrêté royal du 9 février 2017 modifiant…
“9 FEVRIER 2017. - Arrêté royal modifiant l'arrêté royal du 16 juillet 2002 ... b) 124,00 euros/MWh pour les installations faisant l'objet d'une concession domaniale attribuée à la SA Norther, pour la …”
supportsMechanismDetail
[16]
Norther NV2026-08-23◆ Norther NV - Shareholders
“Elicio NV is a 50% shareholder, via its fully owned vehicle Elnu NV. Elicio, a 100% subsidiary of Nethys, is a Belgian developer and operator of offshore and onshore wind farms. ... Eneco is a 50% sha…”
supports↳ parent
Financier1
[10]
European Investment Bank2016-05-18
“By virtue of its technical characteristics the project would fall under Annex II of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive (2011/92/EU, amended 2014/52/EU), where the national authorities…”
supportsConsentConsent granted
Auction results1
[17]
RBINS / MUMM (Brabant, Degraer & Rumes, 2011 — Offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea, ch. 2)2011◆ rbins-mumm-2011-belgian-owf-ch2
Table 1, "Overview of the dates when the projects were granted a domain concession and an environmental permit": C-Power 27/06/03 · Belwind 5/6/2007 · Eldepasco 15/5/2006 · Norther 5/10/2009 · Rentel …
supportsConcession · Belgian offshore wind zone — domain concessions (Thornton Bank–Bligh Bank)
Trade press3
[2]
[5]
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