ScottishPower Renewables has signed a contract with Siemens Gamesa for 95 wind turbines for the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm.
Under the £1.3bn deal, the flagship 14.7MW units will have a combined capacity of 1400MW, generating enough green energy to meet the annual demand of 1.3 million homes.
SPR-owner Iberdrola executive chairman Ignacio Galan said: “The scale and ambition of this investment will support UK’s commitment to net zero and energy security.
“East Anglia Three offshore wind farm will bring homegrown green electricity to the grid for 1.3 million homes.
“As part of the East Anglia Hub projects, it will also deliver billions of pounds of investment and support thousands of jobs in the east of England and across the UK.”
ScottishPower chief executive Keith Anderson added: “This is the highest value contract ever awarded by ScottishPower and it clearly demonstrates our drive and determination to decarbonise the UK.
“Our agreement with Siemens Gamesa is a massive step forward for East Anglia Three, a project that has been more than 13 years in the making.
“We are now finalising our other contractual commitments so we can all achieve the clean energy future we want – and need.”
In addition, Cadeler has signed a firm contract with ScottishPower Renewables to execute the transportation and installation of the 95 wind turbines in 2026.
The value of the agreement will be just above €100m.
The reservation agreement for this project was announced on 13 July 2022.
For this large project Cadeler will deploy both one of its O-class vessels featuring a new crane as well as one of the two newbuild X-class vessels, which is currently under construction.
East Anglia Three will be constructed in the Southern North Sea, 69km offshore from Great Yarmouth on the Norfolk coast and is part of the East Anglia zone.
The project will support over 2,300 jobs during the two-year construction period and over 100 roles in operation and maintenance over the lifetime of the development.
ScottishPower has already placed contracts worth nearly £70m with UK companies for EA3 and it is estimated that the company will invest over £2bn within the UK to support the construction and operation of East Anglia throughout the project’s lifetime.