Morven (North & South)

JV between EnBW and JERA Nex bp. Arrays in Scottish waters. 2.9 GW Morven capacity (separate from Morgan/Mona).

Status
Early Developmentlifecycle stage
PossibleHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
JNJERA Nex bp — 50% ◆
JERA — 50% (25% net) ◆
BP — 50% (25% net) ◆
EnBW — 50% ◆
Location
United Kingdom
North Sea
Technology
Capacity 2,900 MW ◆
Turbines —
Foundation —
Site & conditions
Site rights Seabed rights held ∴
Origination ScotWind Leasing · 2022 ·
Water depth 66–72 m ≈ Wind speed 10.8 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake —
Grid Secured ◆ Connection Hawthorn Pit 400kV Substation — NESO TEC register entry at … ◆
Schedule
FID Not taken
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Sources & verification

Rests on 14 sources (11 primary) · ◆ 7 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.
Regulator2
[8]
Marine Scotland (Marine Directorate)2026-05-20◆ Morven S36 consent application register
“Section 36 Consent Application for construction and operation of generating station. Morven North Offshore Wind Array (61 km off Aberdeenshire Coast) and Morven South Offshore Wind Array (86 km off Ab…”
supportsConsentConsent applied
[19]
Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT)2026-08-23◆ Scottish MD-LOT marine projects register…
“Register row "Morven Offshore Wind Farm" (key node/23899): Application stage "Application", type "Renewables - Wind".”
supportsRegister entry
Operator6
[7]
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG2022-01◆ EnBW and bp win ScotWind site allocation
“to be known as Morven ... total generating capacity of around 2.9 gigawatts (GW), sufficient to power more than three million homes ... The approximately 860km2 lease is located around 60km off the co…”
supportsTotal capacity
[12]
bp/EnBW (developer)2024
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-001515: "Morven A Offshore Wind Farm (Prev Phoenix 1A)", Status "Scoping", MW Connected 0, Effective From 2031-10-31, Customer "Morven Offshore Wind Limit…”
supportsStatusConnection point
[18]
Morven Offshore Wind Limited2025-10-22◆ Public invited to join the conversation …
“Public consultation launched on 22 October about the latest proposals for the electricity transmission infrastructure required to connect Morven Offshore Wind Farm to the national grid at Hawthorn Pit…”
supportsStatusConnection point
[20]
JERA Nex bp2026-10-06◆ Public invited to share views on Morven …
“Morven Offshore Wind has launched its third round of public consultation on its plans to connect its proposed wind farm, 61km off the east coast of Scotland, to the National Grid at Hawthorn Pit, near…”
supportsStatusConnection point
[22]
JERA Co., Inc.2025-08-04
"JERA and bp have completed the formation of JERA Nex bp, a new standalone, equally owned joint venture," with the transaction completed on August 1, 2025. The JV is "50:50-owned" by JERA and bp.
supports↳ parent
Auction pipeline1
[23]
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 press4
[11]
offshoreWIND.biz2026-06
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsowner
[13]
Global Energy Monitor2026-07-02
supportsCoordinates
[14]
GEBCO Compilation Group2020
supportsWater depth
[15]
DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas)2026
supportsMean wind speed
Unverified import1
[1]
unknown
supportsTotal capacityWater depthCoordinates
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