A new Dutch coalition government sworn in at the end of 2012 has committed to sourcing 16% of the country's final energy consumption from renewables by 2020, an increase on the country's 14% target under the EU renewables directive.
Meeting this target will require an additional 12GW of wind energy, up from the current 2.4GW, according to Dutch bank ING.
Netherlands plans 6GW for 2020 push
NETHERLANDS: The Dutch government has published plans to build up to 6GW of wind power in order to meet its EU 2020 targets.
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