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Project advancing - milestone achieved
High Impact
Major milestone or critical setback
In support of its ScotWind application for the Buchan Offshore Wind project, the consortium led by BW Ideol secured two grid connections from National Grid ESO in July 2021, indicating that formal grid connection offers or agreements had been obtained and accepted by that time. This early grid commitment underpins the project’s ability to export power to the UK transmission system and represents a key regulatory milestone in its development.