The British Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has extended the deadline for the final planning decision of ScottishPower Renewables' (Iberdrola group) 1,200 MW East Anglia-3 offshore wind park (located off the Suffolk coast in the United Kingdom). The decision was originally expected on 28 June 2017 and is now due by 8 August 2017.
The project will account as much as 172 turbines and is expected to power 890,000 homes. Pending government approval, onshore construction could start in 2021 and offshore construction in 2022. The East Anglia-3 wind project could then achieve first power generation as early as 2023.
The East Anglia project is made up of several phases: East Anglia-1 (under construction, 714 MW, 102 turbines), East Anglia-1 North (in development, 800 MW), East-Anglia-2 (in development, 800 MW) and East-Anglia-3 (in planning, 1,200 MW). The turbines of East Anglia-1 are expected to be installed in 2019 so that the plant is operational as of 2020. The project secured a price of £119/MWh through a competitive auction process run by the British government, which is more than 15% lower than other offshore wind projects in construction elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
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