Ørsted A/S kicked off the construction of its first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands by installing the first foundations at the 752-MW Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm.

The wind farm will be operational by the end of this year, according to Henrik Egholm, the project's director of engineering, procurement and construction.

"Once completed, Borssele 1 & 2 will be the largest offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, able to supply renewable power to around one million Dutch households," Ørsted General Manager for the Netherlands, Steven Engels, added in a Jan. 12 news release.

Ørsted's 35%-owned Formosa 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan started commercial operations on Dec. 27, 2019.