Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm submitted an application for development consent on 22 March 2024. 

The Planning Inspectorate will now take around a month to review the application to ensure that it meets the required standards. If successful, the Project will move into the pre-examination period. Register your email to be kept up to date on the Project here.

A FUTURE OF CLEAN, GREEN ENERGY

Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm is the proposed extension to the operational £1.5 billion, 353-megawatt Galloper Offshore Wind Farm.

The development of Five Estuaries is part of RWE’s strategy to become carbon neutral by 2040. As one of the world’s leading players in offshore wind, RWE supports the UK Government in achieving its goal of having every single home powered by offshore wind within the next 10 years.

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OVERVIEW

Covering approximately 128km2 across two seabed areas, the windfarm would be located approximately 37km offshore at its closest point to Suffolk and making landfall in Tendring, Essex at Sandy point between Frinton and Holland before connecting to the national grid near Ardleigh.

The project submitted a final plans for a Development Consent Order in March and will continue to work closely with the local community, councils and interested parties throughout this process.

Five Estuaries Wind Farm Map 2023

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PROJECT PARTNERS

Five Estuaries is owned by a number of shareholders and RWE Renewables UK is leading the development of the project on behalf of the project partners.

Project Partners – RWE (33.33%), a Macquarie-led consortium (25%), ESB (20.83%) and Sumitomo Corporation (20.83%)