--- title: "Sofia Offshore Wind Farm" source: https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-sofia/ identifier: uk-sofia updated: 2026-10-13 --- # Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-sofia/ Data as of: 2026-10-13 Located on Dogger Bank. Part of original Forewind Dogger Bank development, formerly known as Teesside B. | Field | Value | |---|---| | Country | United Kingdom | | Sea basin | North Sea | | Capacity | 1400 MW | | Turbines | 100 | | Lifecycle stage | Under Construction | | Owners | RWE | | Coordinates | 55.21, 2.33 | | Commercial operation (announced) | 2026-Q3 | | Commercial operation (Hafrok's expected year) | 2026 (range 2025–2027) | | Chance of delivery | Delivering (weight 0.976) | ## Milestones - **Consent applied** — 2014-03-28 (achieved) - **Consent granted** — 2015-08-04 (achieved) - **Onshore construction** — 2021 (achieved) - **Final investment decision** — 2021-03-24 (achieved) - **Offshore construction** — 2023-09 (achieved) - **Commercial operation** — 2026 (expected) ## Offtake CfD-backed offtake - **CfD · AR3** — £39.65/MWh · 2012 real · CPI-indexed · awarded 2019-09 · 15-year term ## Sources Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording. - RWE AG, 2021-03-24 — https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-renewables/2021-03-24-rwe-marks-fid-for-sofia-offshore-wind-farm/ - RWE AG, 2020-11-17 — https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-renewables/2020-11-17-power-export-cable-preferred-bidder-announced-for-rwes-sofia/ - RWE AG, 2020-12-10 — https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-renewables/2020-12-10-rwe-chooses-van-oord-for-foundations-and-array-cables-at-sofia/ - RWE AG, 2023-09-04 — https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-offshore-wind-gmbh/2023-09-04-offshore-construction-in-the-north-sea-begins-on-rwes-flagship-sofia-offshore-wind-farm/ - RWE AG, 2024-05-21 — https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-offshore-wind-gmbh/2024-05-21-rwe-installs-first-turbine-foundation-at-its-flagship-sofia-offshore-wind-farm/ - RWE AG, 2024-08-29 — https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-offshore-wind-gmbh/2024-08-29-rwe-marks-major-milestone-with-installation-of-hvdc-offshore-converter-platform-for-sofia/ - RWE AG, 2025-07-15 — https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-offshore-wind-gmbh/2025-07-15-sofia-offshore-wind-farm-completes-installation-of-foundations/ - RWE AG, 2025-03-17 — https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-offshore-wind-gmbh/2025-03-17-rwe-marks-major-construction-milestones-at-sofia-offshore-wind-farm/ - RWE AG, 2025-03-27 — https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-offshore-wind-gmbh/2025-03-27-rwe-marks-first-turbine-installation-at-sofia-offshore-wind-farm/ - RWE AG, 2025-11-10 — https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-offshore-wind-gmbh/2025-11-10-rwe-completes-installation-of-all-recyclable-blades-at-sofia-offshore-wind-farm/ - Siemens Gamesa, 2021-03-31 — https://www.siemensgamesa.com/global/en/home/press-releases/210330-siemens-gamesa-press-release-sofia-uk.html - RWE AG, 2022-12-21 — https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-renewables/2022-12-21-back-to-the-future--rwe-picks-blyth-for-build-out-of-one-of-the-worlds-largest-o/ - RWE (sofiawindfarm.com), 2025-03-17 — https://sofiawindfarm.com/latest/announcements/wind-peak-vessel-arrives-in-hull-for-first-turbine-load-out/ - Planning Inspectorate / UK Government, 2015-08-04 — https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dogger-bank-teesside-a-and-b-offshore-wind-farm - BEIS / UK Government, 2019-09-20 — https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contracts-for-difference-cfd-allocation-round-3-results/contracts-for-difference-cfd-allocation-round-3-results - offshoreWIND.biz, 2026-02-19 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/02/19/two-thirds-of-sofia-wind-turbines-installed/ - Global Energy Monitor, 2026-07-02 — https://www.gem.wiki/Sofia_wind_farm - DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/ - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 2026-05-06 — https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69fc56908cc72d2f863ea58d/REPD_publication_Q1_2026.csv - National Energy System Operator (NESO), 2026-07-21 — https://api.neso.energy/dataset/cbd45e54-e6e2-4a38-99f1-8de6fd96d7c1/resource/17becbab-e3e8-473f-b303-3806f43a6a10/download/tec-register-21-july-2026.csv - Cadeler A/S, 2026-06-12 — https://www.cadeler.com/news/cadeler-completes-final-turbine-installation-at-rwes-sofia-offshore-wind-farm - offshoreWIND.biz, 2026-06-13 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/06/12/all-100-siemens-gamesa-turbines-in-place-at-rwes-sofia-offshore-wind-farm/ - Sofia Offshore Wind Farm (RWE), 2026-06-11 — https://sofiawindfarm.com/latest/announcements/rwe-completes-installation-of-all-turbines-at-sofia-offshore-wind-farm/ - RWE AG, 2025-03-20 — https://www.rwe.com/-/media/RWE/documents/05-investor-relations/finanzkalendar-und-veroeffentlichungen/2024-gj/2025-03-20-RWE-FY-2024-presentation.pdf - RWE AG, 2021-06-11 — https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-renewables/2021-06-11-rwe-begins-construction-of-its-offshore-wind-farm-sofia-on-dogger-bank/ - Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Limited (RWE), 2020-08-19 — https://sofiawindfarm.com/media/kybn4nc2/management-plans-sowf-decommissioning-programme.pdf - Ofgem, 2022-03-17 — https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2022-03/Offshore%20Transmission%20Guidance%20for%20Cost%20Assessment%202022.pdf - RWE, 2026-06-11 — https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-ag/2026-06-11-rwe-completes-installation-of-all-turbines-at-sofia-offshore-wind-farm/ - The Planning Inspectorate (PINS), 2026-08-23 — https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/api/applications-download - Cadeler A/S, 2026-06-12 — https://www.cadeler.com/news/cadeler-completes-final-turbine-installation-at-rwes-sofia-offshore-wind-farm - RWE, 2024-08-29 — https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-offshore-wind-gmbh/2024-08-29-rwe-marks-major-milestone-with-installation-of-hvdc-ocp-for-sofia-offshore-wind-farm/ --- Hafrok · https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-sofia/ · please cite the page you took a figure from.