page_title: Wind power in Belgium
hierarchical_section_title: Wind power in Belgium
caption_attribution_description: English: Newly constructed windmill D1 on the Thornton Bank, 28 km off shore, on the Belgian part of the North Sea. The windmill is 157m (+TAW) high, 184m above the sea bottom. Vane length&#160;: 61.5m Rotor diameter: 126m Rotor area: 12.469m² Turbines: 5MW manufactured by REpower.
context_page_description: Wind power in Belgium depends partially on regional governments and partially on the Belgian federal government. Wind energy producers in both the Flemish and Walloon regions get green certificates but not with the same conditions.
  By year end 2019 Belgium had 3,879 MW installed capacity of windpower, 2,323 MW of which were land based and 1,556 MW of offshore wind power producing a total of 8,120 GWh of electricity generation. The percentage of electricity demand met by wind grew to about 9.5% by end 2019. By the end of 2020, offshore wind power is planned to increase by 706 MW.
  Wind turbines are mainly installed offshore, in the Flemish and in the Walloon Regions. Brussels-Capital Region is an urban area which is not particularly suited for large wind turbines. Smaller turbines more appropriate for urban environments are being studied but until today no technology is deemed sufficiently efficient.
context_section_description: Wind power in Belgium depends partially on regional governments (Brussels-Capital Region, Flemish Region, Walloon Region)  and partially on the Belgian federal government. Wind energy producers in both the Flemish and Walloon regions get green certificates but not with the same  conditions.
  By year end 2019 Belgium had 3,879 MW installed capacity of windpower, 2,323 MW of which were land based and 1,556 MW of offshore wind power producing a total of 8,120 GWh of electricity generation. The percentage of electricity demand met by wind grew to about 9.5% by end 2019. By the end of 2020, offshore wind power is planned to increase by 706 MW.
  Wind turbines are mainly installed offshore, in the Flemish and in the Walloon Regions. Brussels-Capital Region is an urban area which is not particularly suited for large wind turbines. Smaller turbines more appropriate for urban environments are being studied but until today no technology is deemed sufficiently efficient.
caption: Wind turbine in the Thorntonbank Wind Farm.
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