Thanet OFTO

Offshore GridOperationalGB300 MW132 kV28.6 km

Basic Information

Also known as:Thanet Offshore Transmission Owner, Thanet OFTO Limited, TR1 Thanet OFTO

Status:Operational

Capacity:300 MW

Transmission Model:Developer Build & Transfer

Owners:

Equitix(80%)

Balfour Beatty(20%)

Project Company:

Thanet OFTO Limited

Type:offshore grid

Expected Life:20 years

Website:thanetofto.co.uk

Description:

Thanet OFTO is the offshore transmission owner (OFTO) connection that links the 300 MW Thanet Offshore Wind Farm to the onshore GB transmission system. The transmission system was developer-built by Vattenfall and transferred under Ofgem’s OFTO tender regime (Tender Round 1) to the licence-holder in December 2014. The assets comprise...

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Route

	Thames Estuary	Kent
Landfall	N/A	Pegwell Bay, Kent, United Kingdom
Grid Connection	—	Richborough 132 kV substation

Thames Estuary

Landfall:N/A

Grid:—

Kent

Landfall:Pegwell Bay, Kent, United Kingdom

Grid:Richborough 132 kV substation

Financial

£164M€257.8M adj.€30.05k/MW-km

www.ofgem.gov.uk (Dec 2014)

CAPEX:£164M

Adjusted to 2025¹:€257.8M

Cost Intensity¹:€30.05k per MW-km

Estimate Date:Dec 2014

Source:www.ofgem.gov.uk

Notes:

OFTO transfer value / licence grant for the Thanet offshore transmission assets (developer-built transmission assets transferred to Thanet OFTO; includes offshore platform, two ~26.2 km 132kV export cables and onshore...

¹ Cost inflated in local currency then converted to euros (where applicable).

Cable Specifications

Thanet export cable system

Pegwell Bay, Kent, United Kingdom

2 × 132 kV HVAC · 300 MVA · 28.6 km

System:2 × 132 kV HVAC

Power rating:300 MVA

Route length:28.6 km(26.2 subsea · 2.4 land)

Collector Stations

Offshore Platform

Thanet Offshore Wind Farm (offshore platform), United Kingdom

300 MW 132 kV · offshore

Rating:300 MW · 132 kV

Location:offshore

Richborough 132 kV substation

Richborough (near Sandwich), Kent, UK, United Kingdom

300 MW 132 kV · onshore

Rating:300 MW · 132 kV

Location:onshore