UK regulator Ofgem has issued a notice stating it has determined the preferred bidder for offshore wind transmission services for the 714MW East Anglia 1 offshore wind project.
Transmission Capital Partners, the preferred bidder, is a consortium comprising Transmission Capital Partners Limited Partnership and International Public Partnerships Limited.
The notice was issued under 21(1) of the Electricity (Competitive Tenders for Offshore Transmission Licences) Regulations 2015.
Transmission Capital Partners now has establish the “necessary arrangements” to provide offshore transmission services for East Anglia 1, including having all relevant contractual, funding, regulatory and operational arrangements ready for the transfer of the transmission assets and the grant of the offshore transmission licence.
The preferred bidder must also put in place a bilateral agreement with the holder of a co-ordination licence to provide transmission services for the project, accede to the system operator and resolve any other matters which Ofgem determines are necessary in relation to the project.
SPR completed construction of East Anglia 1 in mid-2020
