SSE welcomes the Scottish Government’s decision to grant consent for the pivotal 4.1GW Berwick Bank offshore wind farm, located around 38km east of the Scottish Borders coastline, boosting Scotland’s net zero ambitions and the UK’s clean power mission.
Section 36 consent determination by Scottish ministers approves the project’s main offshore wind farm array in the outer Firth of Forth off the East Lothian coast.
The decision represents the last major consent necessary for the project to proceed and is the culmination of more than a decade of meticulous development work by SSE Renewables on the project’s design.
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Delivery of the project will now be subject to SSE securing a contract for new low-carbon offshore wind power under the UK’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, as well as reaching a final investment decision.
Berwick Bank offshore wind farm is vital to the UK’s 2030 clean power mission and to the energy security goals of the Scottish and UK governments.
If fully delivered, Berwick Bank would become the world’s largest offshore wind farm, capable of generating enough clean energy to power more than six million homes annually.
