Iberdrola Starts Construction of East Anglia Three Offshore Wind
Strategic Research Institute
Published on :
16 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am
Spanish renewable energy giant Iberdrola has begun construction in the UK of the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm, which will have a capacity of 1,400 megawatts, enough to supply 1.3 million homes with clean energy, more than the populations of Liverpool and Glasgow combined.This new facility, located off the coast of Norfolk, near the London metropolitan area, will form part of the East Anglia Hub macro-complex, together with the future East Anglia One North and East Anglia Two developments.
The initial phase will focus on the installation in the county of Suffolk, in collaboration with Siemens, of the onshore substation that will connect the park to the National Grid electricity grid and the cable route, awarded to NKT.East Anglia Three will cover an area of up to 305 square kilometres and will require the installation of more than a hundred new generation wind turbines, which will be up to 247 metres high.
The new farm is in addition to the one already operated by the company through its subsidiary ScottishPower in the same area, called East Anglia One, with 714 MW, capable of producing renewable energy for 630,000 British homes.Construction work on this plant, which is expected to start production in 2026, has begun on the ground.