ScottishPower awards £1 billion turbine contract to Siemens Gamesa

ScottishPower has finalised a turbine supply agreement worth over £1 billion with Siemens Gamesa for its £4 billion East Anglia Two offshore wind farm. 

Under the agreement, Siemens Gamesa will supply 64 of its SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbines, each featuring a rotor diameter of 236 metres. The turbines will be installed at ScottishPower's third offshore wind project in the southern North Sea, located approximately 33km off the Suffolk coast.

East Anglia Two is expected to generate up to 960 MW of green electricity, which ScottishPower claims will be enough to power nearly one million homes. The 115-metre-long blades for the turbines will be manufactured at Siemens Gamesa's factory in Hull, which employs around 1,300 people following recent recruitment.

The contract award follows ScottishPower’s parent company, Iberdrola, announcing plans to double its UK investment from £12 billion to £24 billion between 2024 and 2028.

East Anglia Two’s fate was secured following the recent Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6 (AR6) in September 2024, 14 years after the seabed rights were awarded under the previous Labour government.

ScottishPower's East Anglia offshore wind portfolio includes East Anglia One, already in operation; East Anglia Three, currently under construction; and supply chain preparations underway for East Anglia Two. Together, these wind farms, all equipped with Siemens Gamesa turbines, are expected to produce enough electricity to power over three million homes.