Celtic Sea - Equinor Project
Crown Estate Round 5. Off South Wales/SW England coast. Part of 4.5GW Celtic Sea floating wind program. Could power ~1.7M homes.
Status
Early Developmentlifecycle stage
PossibleHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
Equinor — 100% ◆Location
United KingdomCeltic Sea
Technology
Capacity
1,500 MW ◆
Turbines
—
Foundation
Floating ◇
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Crown Estate Round 5 · 2025 ·
Water depth
71–84 m ≈
Wind speed
10.0 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
—
Grid
Secured ◆
Schedule
FID
Not taken
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Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
the dated milestones 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 8 sources (4 primary) · ◆ 5 documents held
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Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Operator4
[1]
Equinor2025-06-19◆ Equinor awarded offshore wind lease in U…
“Equinor has been selected to develop one of the project development areas for floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea. The project capacity is up to 1.5GW, located on seabed off the coast of South Wa…”
supportsConsentTotal capacity
[2]
The Crown Estate2025-10-07◆ Celtic Sea Round 5 - Equinor + Gwynt Gla…
“Next milestone achieved for Round 5 in the Celtic Sea as Equinor and Gwynt Glas enter agreements for lease for floating wind farms. Agreement for Lease entered 7 October 2025. Each site has a capacity…”
supportsBackground
[3]
Equinor2025◆ Celtic Sea floating wind - equinorceltic…
“Equinor was awarded exclusive development rights to one project development area in the Celtic Sea in June 2025, with capacity of up to 1.5 GW. The Celtic Sea region has been assessed to accommodate u…”
supportsCOD historyFoundation
[7]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-004037: "Equinor Celtic Sea 1", Status "Scoping", MW Connected 0, Effective From 2036-12-06, Customer "EQUINOR NEW ENERGY LIMITED"; PRO-004038: "Equinor C…”
supportsStatus
Auction pipeline1
[9]
DESNZ (gov.uk)2026◆ govuk-cfd-ar8
gov.uk AR8 collection — Allocation Framework, statutory framework and CIB documents published ahead of the round.
supportsCfD Allocation Round 8
Trade press3
[4]
offshoreWIND.biz2025-06
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsoperator
[5]
[6]
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