Offshore Construction Start

The project presentation for the Sinclair & Scaraben floating wind developments includes an indicative project timeline that explicitly identifies the “Commencement of Construction” milestone in the year 2031. This milestone sits after completion of the key development stages shown on the timeline, including EIA design envelope definition, consent application, consents award, and financial close and execution contract completion. The timeline is presented for the INTOG-scale Sinclair & Scaraben innovation project, which is planned to trial new technologies and construction methodologies in Scottish waters, and links this future construction phase to the broader sequence of development and consenting activities already underway. The same presentation emphasises that the schedule is indicative and subject to several dependencies, notably the Holistic Network Design Follow Up Exercise (HND FUE), the INTOG process, and alternative routes to market. Nevertheless, by positioning “Commencement of Construction” specifically in 2031, the developers signal a target year for starting offshore construction activity at the Scaraben (and Sinclair) sites, following regulatory approvals and financial close. This planned construction start will enable the subsequent milestone of Commercial Operations Date, which appears later on the same timeline, and is framed as the culmination of the project’s development, innovation, and community benefit initiatives. Overall, the material conveys that Scaraben remains in early development, with offshore construction not yet started but provisionally scheduled to begin in 2031, subject to the successful completion of preceding development and commercial steps outlined in the deck.