How much did West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm cost to build?
West of Duddon Sands is a 389 MW offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea, about 14 kilometres southwest of Walney Island off the coast of Cumbria, England. Developed as a 50/50 joint venture between ScottishPower Renewables and DONG Energy, now Ørsted, it consists of 108 Siemens 3.6 MW turbines on monopile foundations. Onshore construction began in 2012, offshore installation followed in 2013, and the wind farm reached full power and officially opened on 30 October 2014, more than two months ahead of schedule.
Final project cost
£1.6 billion
Approximately $2.64 billion
Cost basis: 2014
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How the cost changed
Budgets, contracts and final costs may cover different stages. Each figure keeps its own year and source.
Final project cost
2014£1.6 billion
Approximately $2.64 billion
gov.ukOriginal budget
2011£1.6 billion
Approximately $2.57 billion
scottishpower.comContract value
2011DKK 600 million
Approximately $112.1 million
investors.nkt.comFinancing amount
2014€209.3033 million
Approximately $278.06 million
eib.orgReported project cost
2013£1.36 billion
Approximately $2.13 billion
eib.orgProject metrics
Key dimensions
- Heightscottishpower.com
- 146 m
- Poweriberdrola.com
- 389 MW
- Masscswoffshore.com
- 65,000,000 kg
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