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                                    <cbc:Name languageID="ENG">N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie</cbc:Name>
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                                    <cbc:Name>Annelieke van Engelenhoven</cbc:Name>
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        <cbc:Name languageID="ENG">Public tender offshore wind PPA</cbc:Name>
        <cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Gasunie aims to achieve 40% Carbon Free Energy (CFE) in 2030. To realize this, Gasunie intends to contract a PPA from a new to built offshore wind farm with a duration of 10 years. 

The contract shall start on 1-1-2029 or 1-1-2030. The contracted capacity constitutes 40 MW for the full duration. There are two mutual options included to ensure goal realization:
1. Mutual option for EemsEnergyTerminal when FID is taken - 10 MW from 1-1-2029/30 till 2036 with the possibility to be extended till the end of the contract term. 

2. Mutual option to facilitate minor portfolio increases: maximum of 10 MW to be mutually agreed upon during the contract term with a duration of at least one year

The electricity shall be physcially delivered to Gasunie including the associated and traceable GoO's. 

For more information about the procedure, contract and how to receive the tender documents please refer to Ariba. 1-1-2029/30 - 2038/39: 40 MW 
1-1-2029/30 - 2036: mutual option of 10 MW for EET 
During the contract term a maximum of 10 MW may be included based on mutual agreement</cbc:Description>
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        <cbc:Note languageID="ENG">Access to Tender documents– Ariba
The tender shall be carried out via Ariba. All requested information regarding the tender must submitted via Ariba.

In order to gain access to Ariba and the tender documents, please sent an email to ProcurementDesk@gasunie.nl stating:
1. The tender name
2. The following company information:
· name
· street
· postal code
· city
· country
· AN number* (if you already have an Ariba Network account that you want to use for this tender)

*The AN number can be found in the account settings of your Ariba Network account. Log in to your account and click on your initials at the top right to open the account settings. You can also request the Ariba Network account administrator of your organization to provide you the AN number.
If you do not have an Ariba account yet, you can register one for free via the registration link in the invitation email you receive from us.

3. The following information of the person that must be invited to the tender:
· name
· email address
· phone number

Gasunie will send the designated person an invitation to the event as soon as possible.
If you have not received an invitation after two working days, please contact Gasunie again by sending an email to: ProcurementDesk@gasunie.nl, Annelieke.van.Engelenhoven@gasunie.nl and M.R.Hansen@gasunie.nl.</cbc:Note>
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            <cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Gasunie aims to achieve 40% Carbon Free Energy (CFE) in 2030. To realize this, Gasunie intends to contract a PPA from a new to built offshore wind farm with a duration of 10 years. 

The contract shall start on 1-1-2029 or 1-1-2030. The contracted capacity constitutes 40 MW for the full duration. There are two mutual options included to ensure goal realization:
1. Mutual option for EemsEnergyTerminal when FID is taken - 10 MW from 1-1-2029/30 till 2036 with the possibility to be extended till the end of the contract term. 

2. Mutual option to facilitate minor portfolio increases: maximum of 10 MW to be mutually agreed upon during the contract term with a duration of at least one year

The electricity shall be physcially delivered to Gasunie including the associated and traceable GoO's. 

For more information about the procedure, contract and how to receive the tender documents please refer to Ariba. 1-1-2029/30 - 2038/39: 40 MW 
1-1-2029/30 - 2036: mutual option of 10 MW for EET 
During the contract term a maximum of 10 MW may be included based on mutual agreement</cbc:Description>
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