East Anglia THREE
Part of the East Anglia Hub, a 3+ GW multi-project complex off the Suffolk coast developed by ScottishPower Renewables (Iberdrola).
Status
Under Constructionlifecycle stage
Near certainHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
ScottishPower Renewables — 50% ◆
Masdar — 50% ◆Location
United KingdomNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
1,400 MW ◆
Turbines
95 × 14.7 MW ◆
Model
Siemens Gamesa SG 14-236 DD ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Crown Estate Round 3 · 2010 ·
Water depth
31–45 m ≈
Distance from shore
69 km ◆
Wind speed
10.0 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
CfD · AR4 · £37.35/MWh ◆
Grid
Secured · Aug 2022 ◆
Connection
HVDC 320kV onshore converter station at Bramford, Suffolk, … ◆
Schedule
FID
Taken · date not recorded ◆
COD · announced
Dec 2026 ◆
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Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
Near certainHafrok's delivery likelihood for East Anglia THREE
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Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
4 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 3 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 24 sources (13 primary) · ◆ 16 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.
Regulator4
[1]
Planning Inspectorate2017-08-07◆ East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm - P…
“East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm (EN010056). The Secretary of State approved the application for consent on 7 August 2017. The development involves an offshore windfarm with an approximate capacit…”
supportsConsentDistance from shoreConsent appliedConsent granted
[4]
BEIS / DESNZ2022-07-07◆ Contracts for Difference Allocation Roun…
“EA3, Phase 1 England EAST ANGLIA THREE LIMITED Offshore Wind 1372.34 37.35 2026/27”
supportsMechanismStrike / priceDetailCfD · AR4
[17]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 2470: Site Name "East Anglia 3 (EA 3)", Development Status "Under Construction", Installed Capacity 1400 MWelec, Operator "Scottish Power Renewables"”
supportsRegister entry
[29]
The Planning Inspectorate (PINS)2026-08-23◆ PINS national infrastructure application…
"EN010056","East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm","East Anglia THREE Limited","EN01 - Generating Stations" ... "Q3 2015",2015-11-18,2015-12-15,2016-06-28,"",2016-12-28,2017-03-28,2017-08-07
supportsConsentConsent appliedConsent granted
Operator5
[11]
Masdar2025-07
“Masdar and Iberdrola announced their co-investment in East Anglia THREE this month, with each party taking a 50 percent stake and having co-governance of the 1.4GW asset”
supportsoperatorowner
[18]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-000270-1: "East Anglia Three", Status "Consents Approved", MW Connected 0, Effective From 2026-01-31, Customer "EAST ANGLIA THREE LIMITED"; PRO-000270-2: …”
supportsRegister entry
[20]
Masdar2026-08-17◆ Scottishpower renewables and masdar mark…
“ScottishPower Renewables and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar have completedd a major construction milestone at the £4 billion East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm, with all 95 foundation…”
supportsSeaway Ventus — foundation installation
[22]
scottishpowerrenewables.com2026-05◆ East Anglia THREE - ScottishPower Renewa…
“Landfall at Bawdsey with onshore transition pits to join the offshore and onshore cables ... Two electrical and up to three fibre optic onshore underground cables, pulled through existing ducting laid…”
supportsStatusConnection point
[28]
ScottishPower2025-04-25◆ First monopile installed at ScottishPowe…
“Each of the 95 monopiles will be between 67 and 85 metres in length, up to 10.6 metres in diameter and weigh between 1200 and 1800 tonnes. They will support 95 14.7MW Siemens Gamesa turbines that will…”
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore constructionUnit capacityFoundation
OEM1
[3]
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy2023-03-29◆ Green energy for more than one million U…
“95 units of Siemens Gamesa's largest offshore wind turbine, the SG 14-236 DD, will be supplied for the East Anglia 3 wind power project. The 1.4 GW wind project is the second of the East Anglia develo…”
supportsTurbinesModelTotal capacity
Auction results1
[33]
DESNZ (gov.uk)2024-09◆ cfd-ar6-results-2024
New offshore wind (Pot 3) GBP 58.87, 2028/29: Hornsea Project Four 2,400.00 MW; East Anglia Two Phase 1 963.07 MW. Offshore Wind Permitted Reduction GBP 54.23, 2027/28: Inch Cape A 177.41 / B 88.70 MW…
supportsCfD · AR6
Record source2
[34]
Cadeler A/S2026-04-21◆ first-turbine-standing-at-east-anglia-th…
...p! Taxation Policy Copyright © Cadeler - All rigths reserved. News, Press Releases First turbine installed at East Anglia THREE 21 Apr 2026 Wind Osprey and team have completed the installation of t…
supportsWind Osprey — turbine installationWind Pace — turbine installation
[35]
reNEWS2025-10-27◆ renews-ea3-hvdc-station-2025-10
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsSleipnir — substation installation
Trade press11
[2]
offshoreWIND.biz2019-06-07
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTotal capacity
[5]
offshoreWIND.biz2025-07-10◆ 'Largest Offshore Wind Transaction of De…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFinal investment decision
[6]
offshoreWIND.biz2022-08-12
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore construction
[7]
offshoreWIND.biz2025-04-25
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTurbinesFoundation
[8]
offshoreWIND.biz2025-12-17
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsoperations maintenance
[12]
4C Offshore (TGS)2026-07-02
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsCoordinates
[13]
[14]
[19]
Iberdrola2026-07◆ Iberdrola — report 26H1
“The project remains on-track
for commercial operations in December 2026.”
supportsCommercial operation
[30]
Iberdrola2026-Q3◆ Iberdrola — report 269M
“At East Anglia Three (1,397 MW), construction
activities continue. Foundation and Inter Array Cable
installations are complete and Turbine installation is
ongoing. The project remains on-track for …”
supportsCommercial operationCOD history
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