--- title: "Inch Cape" source: https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-inch-cape/ identifier: uk-inch-cape updated: 2026-10-13 --- # Inch Cape Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-inch-cape/ Data as of: 2026-10-13 Located ~15 km off the Angus coast in the Outer Firth of Tay, Scotland. | Field | Value | |---|---| | Country | United Kingdom | | Sea basin | North Sea | | Capacity | 1080 MW | | Turbines | 72 | | Lifecycle stage | Under Construction | | Owners | ESB · Red Rock Renewables | | Coordinates | 56.4946, -2.1955 | | Commercial operation (announced) | 2027 | | Commercial operation (Hafrok's expected year) | 2027 (range 2025–2027) | | Chance of delivery | Delivering (weight 0.979) | ## Milestones - **Consent applied** — 2018-08-15 (achieved) - **Consent granted** — 2019-06-17 (achieved) - **Onshore construction** — 2023 (achieved) - **Final investment decision** — 2025-01-27 (achieved) - **Offshore construction** — 2025-08 (achieved) - **Commercial operation** — 2027 (expected) ## Offtake CfD-backed — 2 allocation rounds - **CfD · AR4** — £37.35/MWh · 2012 real · CPI-indexed · awarded 2022-07 · 15-year term - **CfD · AR6** — £54.23/MWh · 2012 real · CPI-indexed · awarded 2024-09 · 15-year term ## Sources Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording. - Marine Scotland (Scottish Government), 2019-06-17 — https://marine.gov.scot/ml/section-36-consent-construction-and-operation-offshore-windfarm-and-transmission-works-inch-cape - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2025-01-27 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/scottish-flagship-offshore-wind-project-inch-cape-reaches-financial-close/ - BEIS (UK Government), 2022-07-07 — https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1103022/contracts-for-difference-allocation-round-4-results.pdf - DESNZ (UK Government), 2024-09-03 — https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66d6ad7c6eb664e57141db4b/Contracts_for_Difference_Allocation_Round_6_results.pdf - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2024-09-03 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/inch-cape-awarded-contract-for-difference-in-latest-uk-government-auction/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2026-06-04 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/about/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2026-04-14 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/inch-capes-offshore-construction-brings-uk-port-boost/ - Forth Ports, 2025-10-15 — https://www.forthports.co.uk/latest-news/inch-capes-first-xxl-monopiles-land-in-port-of-leith/ - Vestas, 2024-12-13 — https://www.vestas.com/en/media/company-news/2024/vestas-wins-1-1-gw-order-for-the-inch-cape-offshore-win-c4083665 - offshoreWIND.biz, 2026-03-02 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/03/02/oegs-new-crew-transfer-vessel-ready-for-inch-cape-offshore-wind-farm/ - Inch Cape Offshore Wind, 2025 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/about/ - Global Energy Monitor, 2026-07-02 — https://www.gem.wiki/Inch_Cape_wind_farm - East Lothian Courier, 2024-11-07 — https://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/24702952.work-former-power-station-forces-john-muir-way-diversion/ - DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2026-06-03 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/all-monopiles-installed-at-scotlands-inch-cape-offshore-wind-farm/ - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 2026-05-06 — https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69fc56908cc72d2f863ea58d/REPD_publication_Q1_2026.csv - 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 - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 2026-08-03 — https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a6cbdc00c36759b5ccaa305/REPD_Publication_Q2_2026.csv - National Energy System Operator (NESO), 2026-08-14 — https://api.neso.energy/dataset/cbd45e54-e6e2-4a38-99f1-8de6fd96d7c1/resource/17becbab-e3e8-473f-b303-3806f43a6a10/download/tec-register-14-august-2026.csv - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2026-08-06 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/transition-piece-installation-at-inch-cape-now-complete/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2026-08-17 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/inch-cape-focus-turns-to-dundee-and-turbines/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2021-01-27 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/inch-cape-and-edinburgh-college-address-offshore-wind-skills-shortages/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2025-08-27 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/first-section-of-export-cable-sets-sail-from-blyth/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2025-08-04 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/offshore-substation-installed-at-inch-cape/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2025-10-09 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/jack-up-vessel-home-for-teams-working-on-the-offshore-substation-platform/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2026-05-06 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/two-new-crew-transfer-vessels-delivered-to-inch-cape/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2026-02-24 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/inch-cape-boosts-uk-jobs-supply-chain-economy/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2023-11-20 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/inch-cape-offshore-substation-assembly-and-fit-out-kicks-off-at-wallsend-yard/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2025-10-23 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/first-offshore-export-cable-installed-at-inch-cape/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2022-02-07 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/inch-cape-selects-montrose-port-as-offshore-wind-operations-and-maintenance-base/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2024-12-12 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/forth-ports-to-invest-50-million-in-leith-having-secured-inch-cape-contract/ - Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT), 2026-08-23 — https://marine.gov.scot/?q=marine-projects - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2024-09-16 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/inch-cape-signs-15-year-route-to-market-power-purchase-agreement-with-sse-energy-markets/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2024-09-30 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/inch-cape-and-vestas-sign-15mw-turbine-deal-2/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2022-09-28 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/inch-cape-offshore-limited-selects-vestas-as-preferred-supplier-for-wind-turbine-package/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2019-02-22 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/inch-cape-grants-for-seven-community-groups-2/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2018-05-14 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/consultation-on-inch-cape-safety-zone-application-opens/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2021-08-04 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/local-views-sought-on-inch-cape-onshore-plans/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2021-11-22 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/inch-cape-wind-farm-applies-to-extend-planning-consent/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2020-11-09 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/inch-cape-signs-agreement-with-see-energy-markets/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2022-06-30 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/inch-cape-appoints-siemens-energy-and-lemants-consortium-to-deliver-onshore-and-offshore-substations/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2026-09-23 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/inch-cape-successfully-completes-second-offshore-export-cable/ - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2026 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/about/ - Ofgem, 2022-03-17 — https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2022-03/Offshore%20Transmission%20Guidance%20for%20Cost%20Assessment%202022.pdf - Inch Cape Offshore Limited, 2025-08-04 — https://www.inchcapewind.com/offshore-substation-installed-at-inch-cape/ --- Hafrok · https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-inch-cape/ · please cite the page you took a figure from.