Moray West
Located in the Outer Moray Firth. First project to use SG 14-222 DD turbines in Scotland.
Status
Under Constructionlifecycle stage
Near certainHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
Ocean Winds — 95% ◆IGIgnitis Group — 5% ◆
Location
United KingdomNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
882 MW ◆
Turbines
60 × 14.7 MW ◆
Model
Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Crown Estate Round 3 · 2010 ·
Water depth
34.6–53.3 m ◆
Distance from shore
22 km ◆
Wind speed
10.2 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
CfD · AR4 ◆
Grid
Connected ◆
Connection
Grid connection secured. Blackhillock 400kV substation, Moray. ◆
Schedule
FID
2023 ◆
COD · announced
2026 ◆
COD · Hafrok
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Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
Near certainHafrok's delivery likelihood for Moray West
The developer says 2026. Hafrok's year agrees with that date; the 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
5 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 4 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 21 sources (18 primary) · ◆ 18 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.
Regulator7
[1]
Marine Scotland (Scottish Government Marine Directorate)2019-06-14◆ Moray West S.36 Consent Decision Notice …
“This decision notice contains the Scottish Ministers’ decision to grant consent for the Development detailed above, in accordance with regulation 21 of the 2017 EW regulations.”
supportsConsentConsent granted
[2]
Marine Scotland (Scottish Government Marine Directorate)2022-05-10◆ Moray West Development Specification and…
“All of the 60 WTGs will be supported by steel monopile foundations. ... The chosen WTG for installation at the Moray West Offshore Wind Farm is the Siemens Gamesa DD-222. Each of the WTGs will have a …”
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityTotal capacityFoundation+3 more
[3]
UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)2022-07-07◆ Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocatio…
“Moray West Offshore Wind Farm | Scotland | MORAY OFFSHORE WINDFARM (WEST) LIMITED | Offshore Wind | 294.00 | 37.35 | 2026/27 (capacity MW; strike price GBP/MWh, 2012 prices; delivery year)”
supportsMechanismDetail
[14]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 6158: Site Name "Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project", Development Status "Under Construction", Installed Capacity 882 MWelec, Operator "EDPR"”
supportsRegister entry
[16]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-08-03◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q2 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 6158: Site Name "Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project", Development Status "Operational", Installed Capacity 882 MWelec, Operator "EDPR", Record Last Updated 1…”
supportsRegister entry
[18]
Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT)2026-08-23◆ Scottish MD-LOT marine projects register…
“Register row "Moray West Offshore Windfarm" (key ml/moray-west-offshore-windfarm): Application stage "Post-consent", type "Renewables - Wind".”
supportsRegister entry
[19]
Companies House2026-02◆ Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Limited -…
"The Company has not yet declared start of commercial operations under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with an offtaker and thus missed a corresponding contractual milestone of September 30, 2025." .…
supportsCommercial operationCOD historyMechanismDetail
Operator7
[6]
EDP2024-07-03◆ Moray West offshore wind farm injects th…
“Wednesday 3, July 2024 ... The injection of the first power from the Moray West project ... has been successfully achieved. The 882MW wind farm ... 60 turbines of 14.7 MW/unit. ... The injection of th…”
supportsFirst power
[10]
[15]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-001130: "Moray West Offshore Windfarm", Status "Built", MW Connected 860, Effective From n/a, Customer "MORAY OFFSHORE WINDFARM (WEST) LIMITED"”
supportsStatusConnection point
[17]
Ocean Winds2023-09-06◆ Moray west offshore wind farm selects po…
“The Port of Nigg in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland, owned and operated by Global Energy Group (GEG), has been selected by Moray West as the location for marshalling of all 62 transition pieces (TPs) pri…”
supportsMarshalling of all 62 foundation transition pieces; turbine marshalling and pre-assembly (Siemens Gamesa); fabrication of J-tube framesMarshalling of all 62 monopiles prior to installation on self-propelled modular transporters
[20]
Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC)2026-09-30◆ CfD Contract Portfolio Status - per-cont…
“AR4-MRY-010, "Moray West Offshore Wind Farm", Allocation Round 4: Status "Pre-Start Date", Expected_Start_Date 2027-03-31, Maximum_Contract_Capacity_MW 220.500. AR6-MOW-010, "Moray Offshore Windfarm (…”
supportsCommercial operationMechanismDetail
[22]
Ocean Winds2021-12-14◆ Moray west selects siemens energy for on…
“The substation will be built at Whitehillock, near Keith in Moray and will step up the voltage from 220 to 400 kilovolts (kV) ... at the neighbouring Blackhillock substation.”
supportsStatusConnection point
[23]
Ocean Winds2023-01-25◆ Moray west offshore wind farm to use inv…
“Invergordon port in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland, has been selected by Moray West as the location for marshalling of all 62 monopiles prior to installation as part of the Moray West offshore wind farm…”
supportsMarshalling of all 62 foundation transition pieces; turbine marshalling and pre-assembly (Siemens Gamesa); fabrication of J-tube framesMarshalling of all 62 monopiles prior to installation on self-propelled modular transporters
Financier1
[4]
Ignitis Group2023-04-21◆ Financial close achieved for Moray West …
“The project is owned by Ocean Winds, a joint venture between ENGIE and EDP Renewables dedicated to offshore wind, and by Ignitis Renewables as a minority shareholder of 5 percent. ... secured £2bn of …”
supportsFinal investment decision
Auction results2
[24]
BEIS (gov.uk)2022-07◆ cfd-ar4-results-2022
Offshore Wind (Pot 3) cleared GBP 37.35, delivery 2026/27: Inch Cape Phase 1 1,080.00 MW; EA3 Phase 1 1,372.34 MW; Norfolk Boreas Phase 1 1,396.00 MW; Hornsea Project Three 2,852.00 MW; Moray West 294…
supportsCfD · AR4
[25]
DESNZ (gov.uk)2024-09◆ cfd-ar6-results-2024
New offshore wind (Pot 3) GBP 58.87, 2028/29: Hornsea Project Four 2,400.00 MW; East Anglia Two Phase 1 963.07 MW. Offshore Wind Permitted Reduction GBP 54.23, 2027/28: Inch Cape A 177.41 / B 88.70 MW…
supportsCfD · AR6
Trade press4
[7]
Offshore Wind Scotland2025-04-24◆ Moray West becomes fully operational | O…
“The Moray West offshore wind farm reached full power and was officially switched on (24/04/2025). The Port of Nigg dealt with the turbines and the monopiles were deployed from the Port of Cromarty Fir…”
supportsStatusConnection pointMarshalling of all 62 foundation transition pieces; turbine marshalling and pre-assembly (Siemens Gamesa); fabrication of J-tube framesMarshalling of all 62 monopiles prior to installation on self-propelled modular transporters
[11]
Power Technology (GlobalData)2022-07-19
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore construction
[12]
offshoreWIND.biz2023-10-05
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore construction
[13]
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