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EU clears €2bn Belgian offshore wind aid; Finland designates four areas

The European Commission approved a €2.04 billion Belgian contract-for-difference scheme on November 10, 2026 for the first Princess Elisabeth Zone wind farm, up to 735 MW. Finland designated four offshore wind areas in its exclusive economic zone under a model with no state aid, per Offshore Wind and Baltic Wind, and the UK and Japan signed an offshore wind industrial compact.