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

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

Located off the Kent coast in the outer Thames Estuary, approximately 8.8 km north of Herne Bay and 9.5 km north of Whitstable.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 90 MW |
| Turbines | 30 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | Vattenfall |
| Coordinates | 51.46, 1.09 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2005-Q4 |

## Milestones

- **Consent granted** — 2003-03 (achieved)
- **Final investment decision** — 2004 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2004 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2005-Q3 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2005-Q4 (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.

- Companies House (UK), 2018-08-23 — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04130301/persons-with-significant-control
- European Commission (DG Competition), 2005-12-22 — https://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/decisions/m3867_20051222_20310_en.pdf
- Vattenfall, 2025 — https://powerplants.vattenfall.com/kentish-flats/
- Vattenfall, 2025 — https://group.vattenfall.com/uk/newsroom/pressreleases/2025/celebrating-20-years-of-wind-power-in-kent
- Modern Power Systems, 2006 — https://www.modernpowersystems.com/analysis/taking-the-v90-offshore-at-kentish-flats/
- NS Energy Business, 2006 — https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/analysis/featuretaking-the-v90-offshore-at-kentish-flats/
- 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
- Companies House, 2016-08-24 — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04130301/filing-history/MzE1ODE3NTIxMmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
- Companies House, 2026-07-05 — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04130301/filing-history/MzUyODU0ODE2M2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0

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