EDF launched the construction of the 450 MW Scottish Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind park project. In addition, the French enterprise announced a new partnership with the Irish electricity company ESB which is taking a 50% stake in the project. Construction of components is now ongoing, offshore construction will start in June 2020 and full commissioning will be completed in 2023.
Located in the North Sea off the coast of Fife in south-east Scotland, the 450 MW NnG offshore wind park will consist of 54 turbines. It obtained in 2015 a 15-year Contract for Difference (CfD) at £114.39/MWh (€134/MWh) in 2012 prices, and grid connection agreements in place. EDF Renewables acquired NnG in 2018 from Ireland's Mainstream Renewable Power.
EDF, through its affiliate EDF Renewables, owns 103 MW of offshore wind farms already operational in the United Kingdom (Teesside with 62MW and Blyth with 41,5MW both in north-east England).