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title: "Celtic Sea - Equinor Project"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-celtic-sea-equinor-project/
identifier: uk-celtic-sea-equinor-project
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Celtic Sea - Equinor Project

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-celtic-sea-equinor-project/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Crown Estate Round 5. Off South Wales/SW England coast. Part of 4.5GW Celtic Sea floating wind program. Could power ~1.7M homes.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sea basin | Celtic Sea |
| Capacity | 1500 MW |
| Lifecycle stage | Early Development |
| Owners | Equinor |
| Commercial operation (developer guidance, convention year) | 2035 |
| Commercial operation (Hafrok's expected year) | 2036 (range 2036–2043) |
| Chance of delivery | Prospective (weight 0.518) |

## Milestones

- **Commercial operation** — 2036 (expected)

## Offtake

No offtake secured — route to market open


## Sources

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

- Equinor, 2025-06-19 — https://www.equinor.com/news/uk/equinor-awarded-offshore-wind-lease-in-uk-celtic-sea
- The Crown Estate, 2025-10-07 — https://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/news/next-milestone-achieved-for-round-5-in-the-celtic-sea
- Equinor, 2025 — https://www.equinorcelticsea.co.uk/celtic-sea-floating-wind
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2025-06 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/06/19/equinor-edf-esb-joint-venture-secure-1-5-gw-sites-in-uk-floating-wind-leasing-round/
- GEBCO Compilation Group, 2020 — https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- National Energy System Operator (NESO), 2026-07-21 — https://api.neso.energy/dataset/cbd45e54-e6e2-4a38-99f1-8de6fd96d7c1/resource/17becbab-e3e8-473f-b303-3806f43a6a10/download/tec-register-21-july-2026.csv
- DESNZ (gov.uk), 2026 — https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/contracts-for-difference-cfd-allocation-round-8

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