Eolus has submitted an application for the 1 GW Blekinge Offshore Wind Farm, located 11 km off the coast of Blekinge in southern Sweden. Up to 70 turbines at this site, which is part of the Karlshamn and Sölvesborg municipalities, can provide up to 4.3 TWh of renewable energy annually. The construction work is scheduled to start in 2027. Both Eolus and the local business Vingkraft, which started the project, are the owners of Blekinge Offshore. The wind farm is located in an area designated for energy production in the coastal plains of Blekinge’s coastal municipalities, approximately 5 km east of Hanö and 11 km from the mainland.
The Land and Environment Court in Växjö has now received the application for an environmental permit. The Ministry of Climate and Enterprise has also received an application for the purpose of conducting undersea cable installations and seabed investigations. Before a decision on the permit is made, the applications—which include an environmental impact assessment and related investigations—will be sent out for participation by stakeholders. The project will significantly contribute to the electricity self-sufficiency of southern Sweden and the Blekinge region and offer competitive pricing.
The Swedish Government declined a previous application for a wind farm in the same area in 2016 due to concerns from the Swedish Armed Forces that it would infringe on a marine training area. The spacing between turbines was also deemed insufficient. Since 2021, a revamped project has been developed, reducing the project area by 40 per cent, reducing the number of turbines by 90 per cent and increasing the distance between them to 2 km.
