First Power

Havbredey is a proposed 1.5 GW floating offshore wind farm located around 27 km north‑west of Cape Wrath, off the north coast of mainland Scotland, being developed by Northland Power (75.5%) and ESB (24.5%). The official project timeline published by the developers sets out a sequence in which construction is planned to start in 2032, grid connection will be available in 2035, and the wind farm is expected to be fully operational by 2036, following earlier steps such as offshore scoping and consent submissions in the second half of the 2020s.[1] A 2025 renewable energy update from Comhairle nan Eilean Siar similarly reports that Havbredey, comprising up to 110 floating turbines with 1.5 GW of capacity, is anticipated to enter the consenting system around 2028/29, with connection to the grid expected in 2035.[3] Taken together, these sources indicate that the export grid connection for Havbredey is planned to be available in 2035 and that full operational status will follow in 2036. Within that framework, first power – the initial export of electricity to the grid during commissioning – is therefore expected to occur around 2035, once the grid connection is in place but before the project reaches full commercial operation. This aligns first power with the year in which both the developer and local authority expect grid energisation for the project.[1][3]