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DELAYED +11mo (Apr 2026): Inch Cape’s construction programme and October 2025 update say full commercial operations are planned in 2027 after first power in late 2026. A COD on 1 January 2027 is not realistic given only one month after the 1 December 2026 first‑power target and the need for staged turbine and system commissioning. Keeping the 2027 target but moving this milestone to late 2027 better reflects a realistic commissioning period. --- Full commercial operation of the Inch Cape offshore transmission system is planned for 2027, when all turbines are expected to be exporting electricity via the offshore transmission infrastructure (OfTI) to the national grid on a continuous commercial basis, corresponding to the project’s overall commercial operations date.