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Major milestone or critical setback
DELAYED +2yr (Apr 2026): Developer and independent reports (e.g. BVG Associates 2025 economic impact report and Imperial College 2025 review) continue to state that Dogger Bank B targets commercial operations in 2026, following Dogger Bank A and preceding Dogger Bank C with overall wind farm completion in late 2027. However, more recent construction information shows that Dogger Bank A’s completion has slipped into the second half of 2025 and that there have been delays to key installation activities for Dogger Bank B (e.g. monopile and turbine installation). Multi‑phase offshore wind projects with this level of upstream delay rarely achieve the originally stated COD for later phases. Given A’s slippage of roughly a year and continuing execution challenges, it is unlikely that Dogger Bank B can reach full commercial operations in early 2026 as originally projected. Adjusting the projection to late 2027 provides a more realistic timeline while still broadly aligning with the developer’s overall late‑2027 completion narrative for the three phases. This is a reasoning‑based adjustment; no official revised COD for Dogger Bank B has yet been published. --- Dogger Bank B is targeting full commercial operations in 2026. Turbine commissioning commenced in early 2026, with first power from Phase B anticipated in Q3 2025 and full operations expected in Q1 2026. The 1.2 GW phase uses GE Haliade-X 13 MW turbines.