Ofgem has shortlisted bidders competing to own and operate transmission links to the 336MW Galloper and 659MW Walney 3 offshore wind farms off the coasts of Suffolk and Cumbria in the UK.
Diamond Transmission Partners, Mari Energy Transmission and Transmission Capital Partners are in the running for both links.
Diamond Transmission Partners is a consortium of Mitsubishi Corp and HICL, while Mari Energy Transmission is a consortium of Macquarie Capital Group and Frontier Power.
Ofgem said the two links are the final projects of the five to be tendered under the £2bn fifth round of the offshore transmission owner (OFTO) regime.
The bidders will now go through to the ‘invitation to tender’ stage, after which Ofgem will appoint the preferred bidder for each link.
The successful OFTOs will receive a guaranteed revenue stream for 20 years under the terms of the licences awarded, subject to the availability of the assets, the UK energy regulator said.
Image: first turbine installation at Galloper (Innogy)
