West of Orkney
Located ~30km off west coast of Orkney and ~25km from north Sutherland. First ScotWind project with full consents.
Status
On Holdlifecycle stage
UnlikelyHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
Location
United KingdomNortheast Atlantic
Technology
Capacity
2,000 MW ◇
Turbines
133 ◇
Foundation
Monopile ◇
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
ScotWind Leasing · 2022 ·
Water depth
50–96 m ≈
Distance from shore
30 km ◇
Wind speed
10.8 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
—
Grid
Secured ◆
Connection
Banniskirk 400kV substation; listed on the NESO TEC register as … ◆
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD · Hafrok
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On hold since
Jan 2026 ◆
Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
UnlikelyHafrok's delivery likelihood for West of Orkney
On hold. Hafrok's view of a restart is for registered readers.
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Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
3 dated milestones 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 15 sources (5 primary) · ◆ 8 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.
Regulator4
[2]
Marine Scotland (Scottish Government)2025-06-27◆ West of Orkney Windfarm | marine.gov.sco…
"Section 36 Consent - Construction and Operation of Offshore Generating Station and Offshore Transmission Infrastructure - West of Orkney Windfarm - West of Hoy, Orkney ... Renewables - Wind ... 2025-…
supportsConsentConsent appliedConsent granted
[11]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 10772: Site Name "West of Orkney Wind Farm", Development Status "Awaiting Construction", Installed Capacity 2000 MWelec, Operator "Total Energies / RIDG"”
supportsRegister entry
[13]
Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT)2026-08-23◆ Scottish MD-LOT marine projects register…
“Register row "West of Orkney Windfarm" (key ml/west-orkney-wind-farm): Application stage "Licence", type "Renewables - Wind".”
supportsRegister entry
[15]
Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT)2025-06-27◆ Section 36 Consent - Construction and Op…
“Applicant name: Offshore Wind Power Limited Applicant address: Clava House Cradlehall Business Park Inverness IV2 5GH United Kingdom Licence holder: Offshore Wind Power Limited Date of application: 20…”
supportsConsentConsent appliedConsent granted
Operator2
[1]
West of Orkney Windfarm (Offshore Wind Power Ltd)2025
“West of Orkney Windfarm ... 2,000 MW ... Target first generation: 2029 ... up to 125 fixed-foundation turbines ... Located approximately 30 km west of Orkney and 25 km north of Sutherland coast.”
supportsFirst powerTurbinesTotal capacityFoundationDistance from shore+1 more
[12]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-000568-1: "OWPL Windfarm", Status "Scoping", MW Connected 0, Effective From 2029-12-31, Customer "OFFSHORE WIND POWER LIMITED"; PRO-000568-2: "OWPL Windfa…”
supportsStatusConnection point
Auction pipeline1
[16]
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 press8
[3]
Offshore Wind (offshorewind.biz)2025-06-30
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTurbinesTotal capacityDistance from shore
[5]
John o' Groat Journal2026
“The 2 GW West of Orkney Windfarm has been paused by TotalEnergies due to transmission charge obstacles. Development requires securing a Contract for Difference (CfD)... The consortium states transmiss…”
supportsBackground
[6]
ION Analytics (Infralogic)2026-03-02
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsBackground
[7]
Green Investment Group2022◆ Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies an…
supportsowneroperator
[8]
[9]
[10]
[14]
Enerdata2026-01-23◆ 2 GW West of Orkney wind project on hold…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOn hold
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