Moray East
Located in the Outer Moray Firth. Scotland's then-largest offshore wind farm.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
Location
United KingdomNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
950 MW ◆
Turbines
100 × 9.5 MW ◆
Model
Mhi Vestas V164 9-5 ◆
Foundation
Jacket ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Crown Estate Round 3 · 2010 ·
Water depth
37–57 m ◆
Distance from shore
22 km ◆
Wind speed
10.4 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
CfD · AR2 ◆
Grid
Connected ◆
Connection
Grid connection secured. New Deer 275kV substation (upgraded to … ◆
Schedule
FID
2018 ◆
COD
2022-Q2 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
6 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 8 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 19 sources (14 primary) · ◆ 11 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.
Regulator5
[2]
Marine Scotland (Scottish Government Marine Directorate)2014-03◆ Section 36 Consent - Construction and Op…
“Section 36 Consent - Construction and Operation of MacColl, Stevenson and Telford Offshore Wind Farms, Moray East Offshore Wind Farm ... Decision Notice - Construction and Operation of Stevenson Offsh…”
supportsConsentCoordinatesConsent granted
[3]
UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)2017-09-11◆ CfD Allocation Round 2 results
“Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) | Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited | Offshore Wind | 950.00 [MW capacity] | 57.50 [strike price, 2012 prices] | 2022/23 [delivery year] | Scotland ... footnote 3: …”
supportsMechanismDetail
[15]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 2534: Site Name "Moray East", Development Status "Operational", Installed Capacity 950 MWelec, Operator "Diamond Green Limited, CTG & Ocean Winds"”
supportsRegister entry
[17]
Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT)2026-08-23◆ Scottish MD-LOT marine projects register…
“Register row "Moray East Offshore Windfarm" (key ml/moray-east-offshore-windfarm): Application stage "Post-consent", type "Renewables - Wind".”
supportsRegister entry
[20]
Marine Scotland (Scottish Ministers)2014-03-19◆ Section 36 consent decision letter and c…
“19th March 2014 Dear Mr Finch, CONSENT GRANTED BY THE SCOTTISH MINISTERS UNDER SECTION 36 OF THE ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE THE TELFORD OFFSHORE WIND FARM ELECTRICITY GENERATING STA…”
supportsConsentConsent granted
Operator5
[1]
Ocean Winds◆ Moray East - Ocean Winds
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityTotal capacityDistance from shore
[4]
EDP2023-10-02
“the shareholder structure of Moray East will include OW (40%), Diamond Green Limited (33.4%), Equitix (16.6%) and China Three Gorges (10%). ... The project's final investment decision took place in Ju…”
supportsFinal investment decision
[11]
Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited2019-05-24
“Moray Offshore Wind Farm (East) Limited (known as Moray East) announced that it had commenced offshore construction work on its windfarm of 100 turbines with a generating capacity of 950MW. The first …”
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore construction
[14]
Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited2018-12-06◆ Moray East Wind Farm confirms financial …
“The wind farm is expected to be operational by 2022.”
supportsTotal capacity
[16]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-000533: "Moray East Offshore Wind Farm", Status "Built", MW Connected 900, Effective From n/a, Customer "MORAY OFFSHORE WINDFARM (EAST) LIMITED"”
supportsRegister entry
OEM1
[12]
Siemens2019-10-30
“The Moray East substation construction site near New Deer is approximately 205,000 m2 (20.5 hectares), with construction starting at the site in March 2019.”
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore construction
Auction results1
[22]
BEIS (gov.uk)2017-09◆ cfd-ar2-results-2017
Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm — Offshore Wind 860.00 MW, GBP 74.75, 2021/22; Hornsea Project 2 (Breesea Limited) — 1,386.00 MW, GBP 57.50, 2022/23; Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) — 950.00 MW, GBP 57…
supportsCfD · AR2
Trade press7
[5]
offshoreWIND.biz2021-06-07
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFirst powerStatusConnection point
[6]
offshoreWIND.biz2022-04-07◆ Moray East Reaches Full Output | Offshor…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsCommercial operationCOD history
[7]
offshoreWIND.biz2020-05-04
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsMarshalling / staging — jacket foundations + WTG pre-assembly
[8]
Power Technology
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFoundation
[9]
Tethys (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)◆ Moray East | Tethys
“Water Depth: 37-57 m.”
supportsWater depth
[10]
EDP2024-05
“Following this transaction, the shareholder structure of Moray East will include OW (40%), Diamond Green Limited (33.4%), and Equitix (26.6%).”
supportsoperatorowner
[13]
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