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title: "C-Power"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/be-c-power/
identifier: be-c-power
updated: 2026-10-13
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# C-Power

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/be-c-power/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Thornton Bank, ~30 km off the West Flanders coast.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Belgium |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 325 MW |
| Turbines | 54 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | C-Power Holdco · RWE · EDF Renewables |
| Coordinates | 51.54, 2.94 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2013-09 |

## Milestones

- **Consent granted** — 2004-04-14 (achieved)
- **Final investment decision** — 2007 (achieved)
- **Construction start** — 2007-05 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2013-09 (achieved)

## Offtake

325 MW contracted — concession

- **Concession · Belgian offshore wind zone — domain concessions (Thornton Bank–Bligh Bank)** — €107/MWh · awarded 2003-06 · 20-year term

## Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording.

- C-Power NV, 2025-01-01 — https://c-power.be/
- C-Power NV, 2025-01-01 — https://c-power.be/en/info/Concession
- C-Power NV, 2025-01-01 — https://c-power.be/en/technology/Cables
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2010-11-26 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2010/11/26/eur-1289-m-investment-financing-for-the-construction-and-operation-of-a-325-mw-offshore-wind-farm-belgium/
- NS Energy Business, 2022-01-01 — https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/thornton-bank-offshore-wind-project/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2013-09-17 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2013/09/17/belgium-abb-commissions-thornton-bank-offshore-wind-connection/
- IEA, 2024-01-01 — https://www.iea.org/policies/3827-green-certificate-scheme-federal
- CMS Law, 2024-01-01 — https://cms.law/en/int/expert-guides/cms-expert-guide-to-offshore-wind-in-northern-europe/belgium
- SOCOFE, 2024-02-15 — https://www.socofe.be/actualites/general/lancrage-public-belge-de-c-power-se-renforce/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2024-02 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2024/02/12/marguerite-sells-stake-in-325-mw-belgian-offshore-wind-farm/
- Global Energy Monitor, 2026-07-02 — https://www.gem.wiki/C-Power_Offshore_Wind_Project
- Power Technology, date not stated — https://www.power-technology.com/projects/thornton-bank-offshore-wind-farm/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2013-09-18 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2013/09/18/belgium-thornton-bank-offshore-wind-farm-officially-inaugurated/
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- RWE, 2025-03 — https://www.rwe.com/-/media/RWE/documents/05-investor-relations/finanzkalendar-und-veroeffentlichungen/2024-gj/2025-03-20-financial-statements-of-rwe-ag-2024.pdf
- National Bank of Belgium (Central Balance Sheet Office), 2015-05-22 — https://consult.cbso.nbb.be/api/external/broker/public/deposits/pdf/A593A127-E802-4C04-A138-CC483EF653D6
- National Bank of Belgium (Central Balance Sheet Office), 2026-06-01 — https://consult.cbso.nbb.be/api/external/broker/public/deposits/pdf/80652f9b-5d8e-11f1-a5d8-b3509fb8f814
- Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (MUMM), 2026-10-12 — https://odnature.naturalsciences.be/mumm/api/mumm_project/milestone/?project_id=10
- RBINS / MUMM (Brabant, Degraer & Rumes, 2011 — Offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea, ch. 2), 2011 — https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/227494.pdf

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