MachairWind
ScotWind Fixed category. Located northwest of Islay and west of Colonsay. ScottishPower's first west coast offshore project.
Status
Early Developmentlifecycle stage
PossibleHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
ScottishPower Renewables — 100% ◆Location
United KingdomNortheast Atlantic
Technology
Capacity
2,000 MW ◆
Turbines
—
Foundation
—
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
ScotWind Leasing · 2022 ·
Water depth
18–74 m ≈
Wind speed
10.8 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
—
Grid
Secured ◆
Connection
Machair 275/66kV Offshore Substation — NESO TEC register entry … ◆
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD · Hafrok
for registered readers
Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
PossibleHafrok's delivery likelihood for MachairWind
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
1 dated milestone on the spine, each with its source · 2 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 14 sources (5 primary) · ◆ 5 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.
Regulator1
[16]
Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT)2026-08-23◆ Scottish MD-LOT marine projects register…
“Register row "MachairWind project (Scotwind W1)" (key node/23854): Application stage "Licence", type "Renewables - Wind".”
supportsRegister entry
Operator2
[8]
NESO2026-06-12◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“Machair Offshore Wind Farm,SCOTTISHPOWER RENEWABLES (UK) LIMITED,Machair 275/66kV Offshore Substation,,0,2000,2000,16/09/2033,Scoping,Direct Connection,SPT,Wind Offshore”
supportsTotal capacity
[14]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-001392: "Machair Offshore Wind Farm", Status "Scoping", MW Connected 0, Effective From 2033-09-16, Customer "SCOTTISHPOWER RENEWABLES (UK) LIMITED"”
supportsStatusConnection point
Auction pipeline1
[19]
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 press9
[5]
Offshore Wind Biz2023-04-17
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTotal capacity
[6]
Renewable Energy Magazine2024-10-17
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTotal capacity
[7]
Offshore Wind Biz2025-04-02
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTotal capacity
[9]
Ocean Energy Resources2026-06
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsoperator
[10]
Power Technology2026
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTotal capacity
[11]
[12]
[13]
[15]
Iberdrola2026-07◆ Iberdrola — report 26H1
“MachairWind has also
submitted a consent application for the offshore
wind farm area”
supportsConsentConsent applied
Unverified import1
[1]
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