Power plant · England, United Kingdom
Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (Hastings Zone)
Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (Hastings Zone) is a wind power plant in England, United Kingdom, with 400 MW of capacity, operated by Powergen and E.ON Climate & Renewables.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | England (South East) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | off the Sussex coastline | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Approximately 13 - 23km off the Sussex coast | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (post-decision, granted) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2017 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Offshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 16 Jul 2014 (permit EN010032, Planning Act 2008 development consent, issued by The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 16 Jul 2014 (permit EN010032, Planning Act 2008 development consent, issued by Secretary of State) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 25 Mar 2013 (reference EN010032, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 Mar 2013 (reference EN010032, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 16 Jul 2014 (granted, reference EN010032, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 16 Jul 2014 (granted, reference EN010032, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Powergen | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | E.ON Climate & Renewables (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 400 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 700 MW (description) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 116 units (3.45 MW per unit) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Offshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 22,168 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.6402, -0.1769 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices, registers and owners' press releases, newest first. All recent changes.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010032)
- Permit granted (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN010032) · source
- Permit applied for (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure, reference EN010032)
- Permit applied for (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN010032) · source
Also recorded as
2 sources record Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (Hastings Zone); this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (Hastings Zone) | asset:repd:2520 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) | — |
| Rampion Offshore Wind Farm | asset:pins-nsip:en010032 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects | Same planning reference |
How it compares
Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (Hastings Zone) is the 49th-largest of 2,105 power plants in England and the 66th-largest of 2,942 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 400 MW is 0.38% of the 105,383 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 49th of 2,105 | 72,593 MW | 0.55% |
| United Kingdom | 66th of 2,942 | 105,383 MW | 0.38% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,279th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 32 grid connections (23 operating, 126 MW), 14 substations and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilsham Primary | Substation | — | — | 36 km |
| Solar 10 MW grid connection at Bilsham | Grid connection | 10 MW | Operating | 37 km |
| Solar 10 MW grid connection at Bilsham | Grid connection | 10 MW | Operating | 37 km |
| Solar 3 MW grid connection at Bilsham | Grid connection | 3 MW | Operating | 37 km |
| South Bersted Primary | Substation | — | — | 39 km |
| Argyle Road Primary | Substation | — | — | 39 km |
| IBM Horsham | Data center | — | — | 44 km |
Operators and place
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Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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