Equinor and SSE Renewables plan to take the final investment decision (FID) on the Dogger Bank offshore wind project phase 1 (1,200 MW Creyke Beck A) and 2 (1,200 MW Creyke Beck B) in the United Kingdom by the end of 2020. FID on phase 3 (1,200 MW Teesside A) is scheduled in 2021. Total investments in the project reach £9bn (€10.1bn).
The giant offshore wind complex will consist of three 1,200 MW wind parks, namely Creyke Beck A, Creyke Beck B and Teesside A, featuring GE's new Haliade-X turbines, rated 12 MW each. The projects were awarded 15-year Contracts for Difference (CfDs) in the latest allocation round in late September 2019, with a clearing price of £39.65/MWh (about €48.75/MWh) for Creyke Beck A and £41.61/ MWh (around €51.15/MWh) for the Creyke Beck B and the Teesside A projects (all in 2012 real prices). In January 2020, Dogger Bank Wind Farms, a 50:50 joint venture of SSE Renewables and Equinor, started preliminary construction on the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind projects near Ulrome, in Yorkshire. Works include the installation of the onshore cable infrastructure for the Creyke Beck A and Creyke Beck B, and at the onshore HVDC convertor station locations in East Riding. They are expected to be completed within 2 years. The first phase, Dogger Bank A, is expected to be operational in 2023.
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