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Major milestone or critical setback
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change granted Section 36 consent under the Electricity Act 1989 for Centrica’s proposed Race Bank offshore wind farm on 5 July 2012. This government planning consent authorised development of the project, located off the Lincolnshire and north Norfolk coasts and consented for up to 580 MW of capacity, subject to final investment approval and subsequent licences.