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UK Economy To Reap GBP 6.1 Billion From 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on offshoreWIND.biz.

This is the sub-heading.

The 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once fully operational, will boost the UK economy by GBP 6.1 billion (approximately EUR 6.9 billion) during its lifetime and support thousands of UK jobs over the next decade, according to a report written by BVG Associates.

The first three phases of the Dogger Bank wind farm are scheduled to be delivered as follows.

• Dogger Bank A – 1235 MW – 2025
• Dogger Bank B – 1235 MW – 2026
• Dogger Bank C – 1218 MW – 2027

The planned dates in the North Sea are generally kept, because we’ve been building structures there since the days of World War Two.

These two paragraphs from the article add more detail.

The economic impact report was commissioned by Dogger Bank Wind Farm’s equity partners SSE, Equinor and Vårgrønn, who are currently constructing the offshore wind farm in three 1.2 GW phases at adjoining sites in the North Sea, more than 130 kilometres from the Yorkshire Coast.

Direct spend with companies in the Northeast of England and in the counties of North Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire is expected to total over GBP 3 billion, with hundreds of jobs supported in these regions.

But these three wind farms are just the hors d’oeuvre.

This article on offshoreWIND.biz is entitled SSE, Equinor Move Forward with 1.5 GW Dogger Bank D Project and it has this sub-heading.

SSE and Equinor have finalised a seabed lease with the Crown Estate to progress Dogger Bank D, the proposed fourth phase of the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, currently under construction off the coast of England in the North Sea.

These two paragraphs from the article add more detail.

The lease allows Dogger Bank D shareholders to maximise renewable generation from the eastern part of the Dogger Bank C seabed area, located around 210 kilometres off the Yorkshire coast, with future potential to unlock an additional 1.5 GW.

SSE Renewables and Equinor previously established terms for the wind farm with the Crown Estate in July 2024. Implementation of these commercial terms was subject to the conclusion earlier this year of the plan-level Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA) associated with the Crown Estate’s wider Capacity Increase Programme.

Note.

1. The total capacity for the first four phases of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm are 5,188 MW.
2. But if the Crown Estate’s wider Capacity Increase Programme is carried out, the total capacity will be 6,688 MW.
3. Hinckley Point C is planned to be only 3,260 MW and is likely to be fully delivered between 2029 and 2031.

So if the Crown Estate, Equinor and SSE go for the full Dogger Bank D, I believe it is likely that we’ll get a wind farm with a capacity of two Hinckley Point Cs delivered before the nuclear power station.

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November 6, 2025 - Posted by AnonW | Energy | Dogger Bank D Wind Farm, Dogger Bank Wind Farms, Equinor, SSE, Vårgrønn, Wind Power, Yorkshire