Disappointment at delay in Government’s decisions on offshore wind projects

The future of Ørsted’s Hornsea Three project (2.4GW) off the east coast of England and Vattenfall’s Norfolk Vanguard project (1.8GW) will now be announced on 1st July.

RenewableUK’s Chief Executive Hugh McNeal said: "Any delay in the decision-making process is disappointing. We want to work with Government to achieve their ambition of 40GW of offshore wind by 2030 and the UK’s wider net zero target.

“Major projects like these are vital to generate clean power on the scale we need to decarbonise our economy. We need the Government to take decisions in a timely manner so that offshore wind can play a leading role in getting our economy back on track after the Coronavirus crisis”.