Wind Energy – Allocation Round UK
A total of 8,437.5 MW of offshore wind capacity was successful in the UK’s latest contracts for difference (CfD) auction, Allocation Round 7 (AR7).
The biggest winner of the UK’s latest CfD round is RWE, which secured contracts for almost 7 GW of offshore wind projects.
RWE has been awarded CfDs at a strike price of GBP 91.20/MWh (around EUR 105.25/MWh) for its Norfolk Vanguard East and Norfolk Vanguard West, two Dogger Bank South projects and the Awel y Môr offshore wind projects, with a combined capacity of 6.9 GW.
The auction will back 8,245 MW of fixed-bottom offshore wind, including 1,380 MW in Scotland, and 192.5 MW of floating offshore wind.
The UK government said that this is Europe’s biggest ever offshore wind auction and will put Britain firmly on track to achieve its clean power mission by 2030.
In Scotland, SSE secured a 20-year contract for 1,380 MW from Phase B of its Berwick Bank wind farm project.
The company said it will now progress the project towards a final investment decision, expected in 2027. The three phases of Berwick Bank together total 4.1 GW, with the remaining phases expected to participate in upcoming auction rounds.
The eighth CfD allocation is anticipated towards the end of this year.
In the Pot 4 floating offshore wind category, two projects were successful – Erebus and Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm, securing contracts for 100 MW and 92.5 MW, respectively.
