Consent granted for 1200MW offshore windfarm in North Sea
East Anglia One Offshore Wind has received consent from the Department for Energy & Climate Change for a 1200MW offshore windfarm off the coast of East Anglia.
The East Anglia ONE project, a joint venture between ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall, is the first in England and Wales to be approved from the Crown Estate’s Round Three Process.
The planned development is for up to 240 wind turbines to be installed across an area of 300km2 in the southern North Sea.
East Anglia Offshore Wind said it will now accelerate its contact with the supply chain and detailed negotiations will also take place to determine the ports that could support the project. Following a final investment decision, it is anticipated that onshore construction could begin in 2017, with offshore work starting in 2018 and first power generation achieved in 2019.
In a statement, Keith Anderson, CEO of ScottishPower Renewables, said: ‘This is the largest renewable energy project ever to receive planning consent in England and Wales, and it is a significant achievement to see our plans approved, and an important step forward towards a final investment decision.
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