Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm
On 3rd December 2008, the Department of Energy and Climate Change granted consent to RWE npower renewables, the UK fully owned subsidiary of RWE Innogy, to build and operate Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of North Wales. Consent was granted for a wind farm of up to 750 megawatts.
RWE Innogy, Stadtwerke München (SWM - Munich Municipal Utility) and Siemens have entered into a joint venture to build Gwynt y Môr.
Gwynt y Môr is one of the largest offshore wind farms in construction in the world and is expected to provide a major boost to the region's economy.
RWE Innogy will hold a 60% stake in the joint venture, Stadtwerke München 30% and Siemens 10%. The total investment amounts to more than two billion Euros, including the grid connection to the coast. The investment will be divided between the partners accordingly.
Gwynt y Môr is to be built with an installed capacity of 576 megawatts in Liverpool Bay, around 18 kilometres off the North Wales coast.
A Decommissioning Strategy has also now been accepted by the Secretary of State as complying with requirements under section 105(2) of the Energy Act 2004. This can be viewed via this website (see right), if you would like to comment on the Strategy, please email the project at:
