Offshore Construction Start

The Morgan Offshore Wind Project’s Generation Assets are planned to move into their main offshore construction phase in 2026. In the Environmental Statement project description, the applicant sets out a high‑level, indicative construction programme covering key offshore activities such as seabed preparation, foundation installation, offshore substation platform (OSP) installation and commissioning, inter-array and interconnector cable installation, and wind turbine installation and commissioning. This programme explicitly notes that construction is currently planned to commence in 2026, and clarifies that it focuses on major installation activities, excluding preliminary site preparation and post‑construction commissioning tasks, which are treated separately in the documentation. Together, these details define the intended start of offshore construction at the project site rather than early investigative or enabling works. [1] The earlier Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR) Non‑Technical Summary, prepared to support pre‑application consultation, is consistent with this timetable and states that construction of the Morgan Generation Assets is anticipated to commence in 2026. That document emphasises that the project is still in the early stages of development and that the design envelope has been kept flexible to accommodate further refinement during detailed design and post‑consent phases, reflecting the rapidly evolving nature of offshore wind technology and construction methodologies. Nonetheless, despite this acknowledged flexibility, both the PEIR and the later Environmental Statement align in projecting 2026 as the year when offshore construction activities for the Morgan Generation Assets are expected to begin. [2]