Offshore Construction Start

Year-precision projection — offshore construction work likely to commence in 2031. Inferred from the 2032 first-power anchor stated by RVO via offshorewind.biz, 6 April 2026: "The wind farms are likely to start generating energy from 2032." Reasoning: 1 GW Dutch offshore wind builds typically have a 12-18 month offshore execution window between first foundation installation and first turbine commissioning. The IJV Gamma offshore grid platform (project 69b9354d9171ed791166c2c2, operated by TenneT) is currently planned for COD end-2029 with cable installation 2027-2030, providing the export infrastructure Gamma-A wind turbines will rely on. With FID projected late-2029 and ~18 months of pre-construction procurement and offshore preparation, offshore-construction-start year-precision = 2031. The wind farm cannot commence offshore execution before its TenneT grid platform is energised, and the offshore preparation phase (UXO survey, geophysical/geotech, cable corridor confirmation) typically straddles FID. No explicit construction-start date has been published for Gamma-A (developer not yet selected); this is an inferred placeholder pending winning-bidder construction schedule announcements. Confidence is low-to-moderate (~0.5).