Vestas wins 1.38 GW UK order from RWE
RWE places firm turbine order for Norfolk Vanguard West after securing CfD support, with final investment decision targeted for 2026.
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UK: Vestas has received a firm offshore wind turbine order from RWE for the 1,380 MW Norfolk Vanguard West project in the UK. The order follows RWE securing a Contract for Difference (CfD) for the project in the UK’s Allocation Round 7 earlier this year.
RWE said it is aiming to take a final investment decision for Norfolk Vanguard West in the summer of 2026, with commissioning expected in 2029. The project is located around 47 km off the Norfolk coast in East Anglia.
Under the contract, Vestas will supply, deliver and commission 92 of its V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbines. The agreement also includes a five-year service contract, followed by a longer-term operational support arrangement.
Norfolk Vanguard West was originally developed by Vattenfall, which sold the three Norfolk Vanguard projects to RWE in 2023 and 2024 for around $1.3 B (€1.1 B). While under Vattenfall’s ownership, the projects were set to use Siemens Gamesa turbines, but the technology choice was changed to Vestas turbines shortly before the transfer to RWE.
In January, the UK government awarded 8.4 GW of offshore wind capacity under the seventh CfD round, with RWE’s projects accounting for 6.9 GW of the total. RWE secured CfDs at a strike price of GBP 91.20 per MWh for Norfolk Vanguard East and West, two Dogger Bank South projects, and the Awel y Môr offshore wind farm.
Following the CfD award, RWE announced a partnership with KKR, which will acquire a 50% stake in each of the Norfolk Vanguard projects, alongside plans to raise project finance later this year.
Source: Offshore Wind Biz
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