The 1.4 gigawatt (GW) Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, sited on the shallow central area of the North Sea known as Dogger Bank, is the largest offshore wind project in RWE's current portfolio.
Now under construction, the project is located 195 km from the nearest point on the UK’s North East coast on a site of 593 square kilometres. It will have a single offshore converter platform, with the electricity generated transported from there, via a high voltage direct current export cable, to landfall 220 kilometres away in Redcar, Teesside. A new onshore converter station is being built, and power generated by the project will enter the national grid at the existing National Grid substation in Lackenby, Teesside, seven kilometres inland. The project will be operated out of an RWE hub in Grimsby.
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Find out more about the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. At 1.4GW it is one of the world’s largest single offshore wind farms, and at 195 kilometres from the North East coast, also one of the farthest from shore.
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The project's official construction began in mid-2021 with the onshore enabling works at the site of the converter station in Teesside. Construction of the converter station and export cable route started in early 2022 and offshore works are set to begin in 2023.
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Building on existing engagement with the community, schools and Universities, plus North East businesses, construction will see continuation and expansion of our education and supply chain initiatives.
These notices provide essential, up-to-date data to mariners likely to be in the vicinity of offshore activity related to Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. They feature safety critical navigational information for all mariners including those from the fisheries sector, shipping and recreational sailing.
