Offshore wind projects that obtained Contracts for Difference (CfDs) in the UK’s seventh allocation round (AR7) are advancing towards final investment decisions (FIDs), with some expected as early as this year and others by 2027.
The FID for the first of four projects awarded CfDs is anticipated this summer. RWE, which is raising non-recourse project finance debt for its Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farms, expects to finalize its partnership with KKR and complete project financing later this year.
The Norfolk Vanguard project, comprising two offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 3.1 GW, is scheduled to be commissioned in 2029 and 2030. For RWE’s other two projects that secured CfDs in AR7, no specific FID timeline was provided.
The Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind farm, comprising two sites with a total capacity of 3 GW, saw Masdar acquire a 49% stake in December 2023. DBS is expected to be commissioned in 2031 and 2032. The 775 MW Awel y Môr offshore wind farm, an extension to Gwynt y Môr, is owned by RWE (60%), Stadtwerke München (30%), and Siemens (10%) and is anticipated to be operational in 2031.
SSE, awarded a CfD for 1,380 MW of offshore capacity from its Berwick Bank B project, plans to proceed to FID in 2027. The remaining phases of Berwick Bank, A and C, may enter future auction rounds, with AR8 expected later this year.
A FID for the Pentland project, one of two floating offshore wind farms that obtained CfDs, is also anticipated in 2027, with operations starting in 2030. Developed by Highland Wind and majority-owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), the project secured investment from several partners in November 2025.
The second floating wind project, Erebus, was awarded a lease by the Crown Estate in 2020 and received Welsh Ministers’ consent in 2023. Developed by Blue Gem Wind, a joint venture between Simply Blue Group and TotalEnergies, the 100 MW farm is planned to be operational by 2029/2030.
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