Positive
Project advancing - milestone achieved
High Impact
Major milestone or critical setback
On 17 March 2026, RWE announced that its 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm off the west coast of Jutland, Denmark's largest offshore wind project, had produced and delivered its first power to the Danish grid. The milestone was achieved less than two weeks after the first Siemens Gamesa SG 14-236 DD turbine was installed, a record time for a project of this size. Power flows through the 275 kV / 58 km two-cable HVAC export cable system (Hellenic Cables design/manufacture, Jan de Nul installation) from the Thor Offshore High Voltage Substation (EPCIC scope of HSM Offshore Energy / Smulders) via the Volder Mark onshore substation upgraded by Siemens Energy to the Energinet grid. Confirmation of the previously projected first_power event from RWE's investor-relations financial calendar, which had targeted 2026-03-16 (one day earlier than the actual achievement). Full commissioning of all 72 turbines and commercial operations are projected for 2027.