French energy giant TotalEnergies is considering taking a stake in the 1200MW Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm off the east coast of England, according to a report from news agency Bloomberg.
The Bloomberg story said TotalEnergies could take up to a 20% interest in the project, which is being developed by SSE Renewables and Equinor on a 50:50 basis currently.
The report cited “people familiar with the matter” as the source of the information.
It added that talks are ongoing and no final decisions on a stake had been made.
TotalEnergies, SSE and Equinor all declined to comment.
However, in SSE’s annual results released in May, the company said it is looking to progress with the sale of a stake in Dogger Bank C similar to the 10% sold to Eni in Dogger Bank A and B earlier this year.
Eni also took 10% from Equinor to hold 20% in both A and B projects.
Equinor said it has noted previously that farm downs are an “integrated part of our offshore wind strategy in order to create value from this business”.