Green energy company, ScottishPower Renewables and Peel Ports Group are set to invest over £10m in The Port of East Anglia in Great Yarmouth to support the construction of ScottishPower’s £4bn East Anglia TWO windfarm.
The multi-million pound investment will fund a significant upgrade of the port’s North Terminal to enable the pre-assembly and load-out of the 64 wind turbines for the clean energy project, and support 100 jobs.
The upgrade works in Great Yarmouth will ensure the port can accommodate the latest-generation Siemens Gamesa offshore wind turbines being used on East Anglia TWO, including the 115 metre blades that will be manufactured in Hull.
The works will include the construction of a second heavy lift pad on the North Terminal, where the turbine towers will be pre-assembled before they are loaded onto the installation vessel; expansion and enhancements to the ports storage areas to accommodate the larger components and use of larger capacity cranes.
Situated 33km off the Suffolk coast, East Anglia TWO’s 64 turbines will have the capacity to generate up to 960MW of green electricity – enough to power the equivalent of almost 1m homes. Offshore construction is expected to get underway in 2027, with the windfarm becoming operational in 2028.
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