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On 17 January 2022, as part of the ScotWind leasing round, Crown Estate Scotland awarded Ocean Winds (the ENGIE/EDPR joint venture) an Option Agreement granting exclusive rights to develop the NE4 Plan Option in the outer Moray Firth, later named the 2 GW Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm. The award covers a roughly 429–440 km² site east of the Moray East Offshore Wind Farm and marks the formal seabed lease award for Caledonia.