Octopus Vitality has taken a ten% stake within the 714MW East Anglia One offshore wind farm, based mostly off the coast of Suffolk.
Octopus acquired the stake from Macquarie Asset Administration for an undisclosed sum on behalf of Vector, Octopus’ offshore wind fund geared toward investing in fastened and floating offshore wind initiatives.
The deal marks Macquarie’s third sale of its stake within the mission, having began holding 40% of the £2.5 billion mission, with ScottishPower Renewables holding the remaining.
It offered 20% of the mission to the Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) in 2020 when the wind farm went into operations, adopted by one other 10% in 2024 to NTR on behalf of L&G NTR Clear Energy and the Improvement Financial institution of Japan.
The deal can be Octopus Vitality’s fourth funding in a UK offshore wind farm and its seventh in Europe.
Along with East Anglia One, Octopus has stakes within the UK’s Hornsea One, Lincs and Walney Extension, together with Butendiek in Germany, and Borssele V and Borssele III & IV within the Netherlands.
The East Anglia deal builds upon the corporate’s $2bn of complete offshore wind investments made final 12 months.
The corporate has beforehand stated it goals to speculate £2bn in UK clear power initiatives by 2030, with the East Anglia One deal contributing to this purpose.
Octopus added that it’s wanting on the French market because it plans to enter the nation’s offshore wind tender and develop a brand-new offshore wind farm in partnership with Skyborn Renewables.
Octopus Vitality Technology CEO Zoisa North-Bond stated: “Britain is blessed with robust winds and lengthy coastlines – good circumstances for offshore wind.
“The sector has turn into an important pillar of our power system over the previous years, and this funding will assist to turbocharge this clear expertise additional, bringing cheaper, greener energy to folks throughout the nation.”
The East Anglia One wind farm is flanked by the East Anglia One North and East Anglia Two developments, the latter of which isn’t in operation as of but.
The East Anglia cluster of wind initiatives is operated by ScottishPower Renewables and likewise contains the East Anglia Three improvement, which received authorities funding by means of a contract for distinction (CfD) within the authorities’s newest Allocation Spherical.
