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title: "Kentish Flats Extension"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-kentish-flats-extension/
identifier: uk-kentish-flats-extension
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Kentish Flats Extension

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-kentish-flats-extension/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Extension to Kentish Flats (2005). 49.5 MW actual capacity (rounded to 50).

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 50 MW |
| Turbines | 15 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | Vattenfall |
| Coordinates | 51.48, 1.07 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2015 |

## Milestones

- **Consent applied** — 2011-10-14 (achieved)
- **Consent granted** — 2013-02-19 (achieved)
- **Final investment decision** — 2013-11 (achieved)
- **Onshore construction** — 2014 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2015 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2015-05 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2015-Q3 (achieved)

## Offtake

Offtake regime on record


## Sources

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

- legislation.gov.uk / DECC, 2013-02-19 — https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/343/made
- Planning Inspectorate, 2013-02-19 — https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010036
- Vattenfall, 2025-01-01 — https://powerplants.vattenfall.com/kentish-flats-extension/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2013-11-04 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2013/11/04/vattenfall-gives-green-light-to-investment-in-kentish-flats-extension-uk/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2013-12-19 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2013/12/19/vestas-to-provide-15-offshore-wind-turbines-for-kentish-flats-extension/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2015-05-04 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2015/05/04/kentish-flats-extension-breaks-ground-first-monopile-in-water/
- CleanTechnica, 2015-09-16 — https://cleantechnica.com/2015/09/16/kentish-flats-extension-reaches-full-power/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2016-06-06 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2016/06/06/kentish-flats-extension-becomes-fully-fledged-offshore-wind-farm/
- Power Technology, 2015-09-01 — https://www.power-technology.com/projects/kentish-flats-offshore-wind-farm-extension-kent/
- Vattenfall, 2025 — https://powerplants.vattenfall.com/kentish-flats-extension/
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 2026-05-06 — https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69fc56908cc72d2f863ea58d/REPD_publication_Q1_2026.csv
- The Planning Inspectorate (PINS), 2026-08-23 — https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/api/applications-download

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