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title: "Thanet"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-thanet/
identifier: uk-thanet
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Thanet

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-thanet/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Located 12km off Foreness Point, Kent. Round 2 development.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 300 MW |
| Turbines | 100 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | Vattenfall |
| Coordinates | 51.43, 1.63 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2010-Q3 |

## Milestones

- **Consent granted** — 2006-12 (achieved)
- **Onshore construction** — 2008 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2008 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2010-05-16 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2010-Q3 (achieved)

## Offtake

Offtake regime: ROC 2.0 ROCs/MWh (Renewables Obligation banded support)


## Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording.

- Vattenfall AB, 2025 — https://powerplants.vattenfall.com/thanet/
- Ofgem, 2014-12-17 — https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/press-release/ofgem-grants-licence-thanet-offshore-wind-farms-ps164-million-transmission-assets
- Power Technology (GlobalData), 2024 — https://www.power-technology.com/projects/thanetwindfarm/
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Tethys), 2025-07-28 — https://tethys.pnnl.gov/wind-project-sites/thanet-offshore-wind-farm
- Phys.org, 2010-09-23 — https://phys.org/news/2010-09-world-largest-offshore-farm-kent.html
- European Investment Bank, 2011-11-09 — https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2011-174-european-investment-bank-to-fund-worlds-largest-operational-offshore-wind-farm
- Power Magazine, 2011 — https://www.powermag.com/top-plantthanet-offshore-wind-farm-isle-of-thanet-uk/
- Vattenfall AB, 2020-06-03 — https://group.vattenfall.com/uk/newsroom/pressreleases/2020/development-consent-refused-for-thanet-extension-offshore-wind-farm
- UK Government (legislation.gov.uk), 2010-03-30 — https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1107/made
- 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
- Companies House, 2015-08-27 — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04512200/filing-history/MzEyOTU0MDA2N2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
- Companies House, 2016-09-27 — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04512200/filing-history/MzE1ODE3MjIyMGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
- Companies House, 2026-07-05 — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04512200/filing-history/MzUyODU0ODIwMGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0

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