Power plant · Scotland, United Kingdom
Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project
Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project is a power plant in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 882 MW of capacity, operated by EDPR.
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 | Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | United Kingdom | NESO TEC Register · NESO Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Smith Bank, Moray Firth - 22.5 km off Lybster, KW2 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · 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 |
| Start year | 2025 | 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 |
| Permit date | 14 Jun 2019 (Marine licence, issued by Marine Scotland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 5 Jul 2018 (planning authority Marine Scotland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 14 Jun 2019 (granted, planning authority Marine Scotland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | EDPR | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 882 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 60 units (14.7 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 |
| Coordinates | 58.0718, -3.3101 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Also recorded as
2 sources record Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project | asset:repd:6158 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) | — |
| Moray West Offshore Windfarm | asset:neso-tec:pro-001130 | NESO TEC Register | Same name, technology and capacity |
How it compares
Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project is the 3rd-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 13th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 882 MW is 0.76% of the 115,642 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3rd of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | 2.5% |
| United Kingdom | 13th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | 0.76% |
| All power plants in our data | 400th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Marine licence)
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 30 grid connections (12 operating, 205 MW) and 22 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helmsdale Primary | Substation | — | — | 21 km |
| Dunbeath GSP | Substation | — | — | 23 km |
| Latheron Primary | Substation | — | — | 24 km |
| Boulfruich Windfarm grid connection | Grid connection | 14.3 MW | Operating | 25 km |
| Crakaig Wind Energy Hub grid connection | Grid connection | 85.2 MW | Planned | 26 km |
| Burn of Whilk Wind Generating Station grid connection | Grid connection | 21.4 MW | Operating | 29 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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- Cruachan440 MW
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Supported by National Energy SO Open Data. NESO TEC Register, NESO Open Data Licence v1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.