Orsted Books $4 Bln Impairments, Walks Away From Two US Offshore Projects
Updated Nov. 1, 2023 3:33 am ETOrsted booked a 28.4 billion Danish kroner ($4.02 billion) impairment charge in the third quarter related to its U.S. offshore wind portfolio and said it will stop development of two wind farm projects off the coast of New Jersey amid spiraling costs and supplier delays.The Danish renewable-energy company had previously warned of up to DKK16 billion of impairments after flagging increasing supply-chain risks at U.S. projects, while a lack of favorable progress on U.S. tax credits and higher interest rates were also sending project costs higher.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8