Capturing the Offshore Wind Opportunity: Port Assessment

This document was developed as part of the research underpinning the whitepaper “Capturing the Offshore Wind Opportunity : The Critical Role of Ports and Regional Coordination in scaling Offshore Wind in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies.” This document provides a high-level assessment of ports in selected emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) that could potentially support the development of offshore wind. The analysis focuses on ports located near priority offshore wind ‘hotspots’ and evaluates their suitability based on publicly available information about key infrastructure characteristics typically required for offshore wind activities, such as storage space and port accessibility. This document is intended to initiate discussion and not to serve as a definitive or exhaustive list of offshore wind-ready ports. It highlights opportunities and gaps to encourage deeper engagement with stakeholders on the ground, including port authorities, developers and policymakers. Local insights and further feasibility assessments will be essential to validate and refine these initial findings. Readers should note that the assessments reflect infrastructure readiness as reported in online sources at the time of writing. Actual port conditions may differ and should be verified through in-country consultation and site visits.