Ofgem has chosen Transmission Capital Partners as the preferred bidder to own and operate the HV grid link for the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm off the south coast of England.
The UK energy regulator said that Transmission Capital Partners will need to “establish the necessary arrangements to provide offshore transmission services for the project, including having all relevant contractual, funding, regulatory and operational arrangements ready for the transfer of the transmission assets and the grant of the offshore transmission licence”.
It will also need put in place a “bilateral agreement with the holder of a co-ordination licence to provide transmission services for the project” and “resolve any other matters which the authority determines are necessary in relation to the project”.
Rampion was developed by Eon and features 116 MHI Vestas V112 3.45MW turbines.