Netherlands raises IJmuiden Ver CfD strike price caps

The Netherlands has raised the CfD strike price caps for IJmuiden Ver, the flagship Dutch offshore wind programme targeting roughly 4 GW in the North Sea. The adjustment, reported by Renews.biz on 15 June 2026, signals that the Dutch government is recalibrating tender terms against persistently elevated project costs, a pattern seen in recent offshore auctions across Germany, the UK, and Denmark.

IJmuiden Ver has faced prolonged delays linked to grid connection timelines and supply-chain constraints. Higher strike price ceilings give bidders more headroom to price in those risks without walking away from the tender, but they also raise the cost of support that will ultimately be socialised across Dutch power consumers.

No revised cap figures were published in the summary available at time of writing. The announcement follows a broader European trend of governments revisiting CfD parameters after multiple zero-bid and no-bid tender outcomes in 2023–2025. Further detail on the new cap levels is expected when the tender documentation is formally released.