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% ◆
EDF Energy — 50% ◆
Location
United Kingdom
English 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 —
Cancelled 11 Sep 2015 ◆

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 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…
supportsConsentCancelledTotal capacityMechanismDetail+2 more
[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]
unknown
supportsCoordinates
[4]
GEBCO Compilation Group2020
supportsWater depth
[5]
DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas)2026
supportsMean wind speed
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