Barrow
Round 1 development in the East Irish Sea, approximately 7 km southwest of Walney Island near Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
United KingdomTechnology
Capacity
90 MW ◆
Turbines
30 × 3 MW ◇
Model
Vestas V90 3-0 ◇
Foundation
Monopile ◇
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Crown Estate Round 1 · 2001 ·
Water depth
14–17 m ≈
Distance from shore
7 km ◇
Wind speed
9.4 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Other ◇
Grid
Secured · 2006 ◆
Connection
Barrow 132/33kV Offshore Substation — holds TEC agreement … ◆
Schedule
FID
Taken · date not recorded ∴
COD
2006 ◇
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
4 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 2 recorded ownership deals 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 11 sources (11 primary) · ◆ 6 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator3
[3]
Ofgem2011-09-27◆ Ofgem E-Serve grants third offshore tran…
“Ofgem E-Serve has today confirmed that TC Barrow OFTO Limited (Transmission Capital Partners) has secured a licence to operate the high voltage link to the 90 MW Barrow offshore wind farm, near Barrow…”
supportsBackground
[9]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 2546: Site Name "Barrow", Development Status "Operational", Installed Capacity 90 MWelec, Operator "Orsted (formerly Dong Energy)"”
supportsRegister entry
[11]
Operator3
[1]
Ørsted A/S2014-12-19◆ DONG Energy acquires full ownership of t…
“DONG Energy has acquired the remaining 50% ownership interest in the Barrow Offshore Wind Farm from its joint venture partner Centrica plc. The project has a total capacity of 90MW and has been in ful…”
supportsFinal investment decisionTotal capacity
[5]
NESO2026-06-12◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“Barrow Offshore Wind Farm,BARROW OFFSHORE WIND LIMITED,Barrow 132/33kV Offshore Substation,,90,0,90,,Built,Direct Connection,OFTO,Wind Offshore,a1f4L000000EHKVQA4,PRO-000022,”
supportsStatusConnection point
[10]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-000022: "Barrow Offshore Wind Farm", Status "Built", MW Connected 90, Effective From n/a, Customer "BARROW OFFSHORE WIND LIMITED"”
supportsRegister entry
Financier1
[2]
European Investment Bank2005-12-20
“Signed €95,286,960.35 on 20 December 2005.”
supportsTotal capacity
Trade press3
[6]
offshoreWIND.biz2024-10
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsoperator
[7]
[8]
Encyclopaedic1
[4]
Wikipedia2026-06-12
"Construction of the wind farm was completed in June 2006 with the first power generated in March 2006." ... planning consent given in March 2003 ... constructed by the consortium between July 2005 an…
supportsConsentOnshore constructionFirst powerCommercial operationTurbines+11 more
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