Navitus Bay Wind Park
Located approximately 14 km south of the Isle of Wight and Dorset coast. Crown Estate Round 3 Zone 7.
Status
Cancelledlifecycle stage
Ownership
Eneco — 50% ◆EDEDF Energy — 50% ◆
Location
United KingdomEnglish Channel
Technology
Capacity
970 MW ◆
Turbines
—
Foundation
—
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Crown Estate Round 3 · 2010 ·
Water depth
36–50 m ≈
Distance from shore
14 km ◆
Wind speed
9.8 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Other project cancelled ◆
Grid
No agreement ◆
Schedule
COD
—
Installation how the build is going · from satellite counts and Hafrok’s registers
Installation not started
nothing to count yet: the satellite tracker begins when offshore construction does
Installation · on record
StageCancelled
Offshore constructionnot started
Expected start of operationnot stated
Sources & verification
7/14 fields verified · rests on 6 sources (3 primary) · ◆ 3 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
[1]
UK Government (DECC / Energy Minister)2015-09-11◆ Planning decision for Navitus Bay offsho…
"The wind park off the Dorset and Isle of Wight coasts ... Two proposals were considered: Primary: 970MW (194 turbines) [and] Alternative: 630MW (105 turbines) ... [the] applicant is identified only a…
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[6]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 2535: Site Name "Navitus Bay", Development Status "Application Refused", Installed Capacity 970 MWelec, Operator "Eneco & EDF"”
supportsRegister entry
Operator1
[2]
Eneco2012-04-26◆ Eneco and EDF Energy announce joint vent…
"a 50-50 joint venture has been formed between Eneco Wind UK Ltd (Eneco) and EDF Energy" to develop the Navitus Bay Offshore Wind Project, located west of the Isle of Wight in UK waters (Zone 7, cover…
supportsoperatordeveloper
Trade press3
[3]
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