North Irish Sea Array (NISA)
Located off coast of Dublin, Meath and Louth, 13-22 km from shore.
Status
Advanced Developmentlifecycle stage
LikelyHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
Statkraft — 50% ◆
Location
IrelandIrish Sea
Technology
Capacity
500 MW ◆
Turbines
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Foundation
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Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
ORESS 1 (Ireland's first offshore auction) · 2023 ·
Water depth
37–61 m ≈
Wind speed
10.1 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
CfD ◆
Grid
Offered ◇
Connection
Belcamp substation, north Dublin (existing transmission … ◇
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD · Hafrok
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Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
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Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
1 dated milestone on the spine, each with its source · 1 recorded ownership deal from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 13 sources (12 primary) · ◆ 8 documents held
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Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator2
[10]
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC)2024◆ 5612b93e F616 4881 8194 250656f0cea1
“Issue Full Phase 1 Connection Offers (including merchant projects) Q4 2024.”
supportsStatusConnection point
[19]
North Irish Sea Array Windfarm Ltd (Statkraft / Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners)2026◆ North Irish Sea Array - 2026 Updates
“NISA has now submitted the RFI to An Coimisiún Pleanála with all detail available to view here. ... Removal of monopile foundations for both Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) and Offshore Substation Plat…”
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Operator6
[5]
EirGrid2023-06-14◆ ORESS 1 Final Auction Results (OR1FAR)
“ORESS1-0312 North Irish Sea Array Windfarm Limited North Irish Sea Array (NISA) 500 [MW]”
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[8]
An Coimisiún Pleanála2024-06-07◆ 319866 | An Coimisiún Pleanála -
“Applicant: North Irish Sea Array Windfarm Ltd.”
supportsConsentConsent applied
[15]
Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA)2026-09-17◆ MARA applications and determinations reg…
“2022-MAC-005 | North Irish Sea Array Windfarm Limited | Dublin, Louth | Permitted Maritime Usage - Offshore Windfarm | received - | Determined | determined 2022-12-23 || LIC230001 | North Irish Sea Ar…”
supportsRegister entryStatus note
[16]
North Irish Sea Array Windfarm Ltd (EIAR lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanála, case 319866)2024-06◆ NISA EIAR Volume 2, Chapter 7: Descripti…
“Onshore cable route: 220kV HVAC cables (in two cable circuits) will be laid underground from the grid facility to the grid connection point at the existing substation at Belcamp.”
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[17]
An Coimisiún Pleanála2025-10-16◆ Commission's response to extension to RF…
“The Commission has acceded to your request for an extension of time to submit the further information as requested by letter dated 10th April, 2025. The further information referred to in the schedule…”
supportsStatus note
[18]
An Coimisiún Pleanála2026-08-31◆ Notice of Significant Further Informatio…
“An Coimisiún Pleanála gives notice of the furnishing of significant additional information received from North Irish Sea Array Windfarm Limited in relation to the following proposed development known …”
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Trade press4
[11]
offshoreWIND.biz2023-01
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
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Unverified import1
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