Positive
Project advancing - milestone achieved
High Impact
Major milestone or critical setback
On 11 February 2015, the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm secured an Offshore Electricity Transmission Licence under the Electricity Act 1989, marking a key regulatory milestone for its associated transmission infrastructure. This licence, recorded in the project’s licensing information, formally authorises the offshore electricity transmission arrangements linked to the 576 MW wind farm located in Liverpool Bay, off the coast of Wales. The project comprises 160 Siemens SWT-3.6-120 turbines on monopile and jacket foundations and is operated as a joint venture between RWE Renewables, Stadtwerke München, and Siemens Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets. The licensing information also notes that, prior to the licence grant, a certificate pursuant to Section 10D of the Electricity Act 1989 was issued by the Authority on 12 January 2015. Together, the Section 10D certificate and the subsequent Offshore Electricity Transmission Licence form part of the suite of statutory instruments underpinning the project’s regulated transmission activities. These steps sit alongside earlier development and construction milestones and help provide the formal legal framework for the ongoing operation of Gwynt y Môr’s export cable system and offshore substations within the UK electricity regulatory regime.