Celtic Sea - Ocean Winds Project
Crown Estate Round 5. Completes 4.5GW Round 5 capacity with Equinor and Gwynt Glas. Off South Wales/SW England coast.
Status
Early Developmentlifecycle stage
PossibleHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
Ocean Winds — 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
71–88 m ◆
Wind speed
10.1 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
—
Grid
No agreement ◆
Connection
Not in TEC register. No grid connection agreement. ◆
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD · Hafrok
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Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
PossibleHafrok's delivery likelihood for Celtic Sea - Ocean Winds Project
The developer has stated no date. Hafrok's year, the chance and the working are for registered readers.
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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 6 sources (4 primary) · ◆ 4 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.
Operator3
[1]
The Crown Estate2025-11-19◆ Celtic Sea Round 5 - third site direct a…
“Ocean Winds, the 50-50 joint venture between EDPR and ENGIE, is set to be awarded the rights for a third floating offshore wind site in the Celtic Sea by The Crown Estate. The capacity of each PDA is …”
supportsConsentTotal capacityStatusConnection point
[2]
Ocean Winds2025-11-19◆ Ocean Winds to Develop Third Floating Of…
“The 358 km2 site will allow the development of a floating offshore wind project located in water depths of 71 – 88 metres. The project could be delivered in phases, with a final capacity of up to 1.5 …”
supportsFoundationWater depth
[3]
Ocean Winds2026-03-03◆ Ocean Winds Signs Agreement for Lease fo…
“Ocean Winds (OW), the 50-50 joint venture between EDPR and ENGIE, has signed an Agreement for Lease with The Crown Estate for a floating offshore wind project site in the Celtic Sea. The project will …”
supportsCOD history
Auction pipeline1
[7]
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 press2
[4]
offshoreWIND.biz2026-03
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsowner
[5]
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