Equinor and SSE consider 1.32 GW Dogger Bank D offshore wind park (UK)

Equinor and SSE Renewables have started early scoping work on a potential fourth phase (1.32 GW) of their 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind project currently under construction off the Yorkshire coast in the United Kingdom. The Dogger Bank D project would consist in fixed-botton offshore wind turbines, located in the eastern zone of the Dogger Bank C lease area. The project, which remains subject to agreement with The Crown Estate and requires a new Development Consent Order to progress, could supply electricity to the United Kigndom from a grid connection in Lincolnshire; it could alternatively supply a future electrolyser in the Humber region.

In March 2022, the first 1,200 MW phase (Phase A) of the Dogger Bank offshore wind project entered construction. The 3,600 MW Dogger Bank offshore wind project is developed in three 1,200 MW phases, by SSE, Equinor and Eni. SSE and Equinor each own 40% in the three phases, with Vårgrønn (a joint venture of Eni's Plenitude and HitecVision) holding 20%. The total investment in the project will be around £9bn (€10.6bn).  First power is scheduled for summer 2023 (Phase A) and summer 2024 (Phase B). Once fully commissioned in 2026, it should become the largest offshore wind plant in the world.