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Tender description

This OJEU notice concerns the proposed grant of two offshore transmission licences to successful bidders to connect two offshore wind farms to the GB onshore grid. TR7 consists of Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm and Moray East Offshore Windfarm (the Projects). The tender process will consist of two stages for each Project: an Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) stage and an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage, resulting in selection of preferred bidders. Any bidder wishing to participate in the EPQ stage for any Project, must express their interest as per the requirements in the EPQ documentation. Within UK territorial waters or the UK Renewable Energy Zone (as defined in the Renewable Energy Zone (Designation of Area) Order 2004 (SI 2004 No 2668). This project is subject to change. The following is currently identified as a qualifying project under regulation 8(6)(a) of the Electricity (Competitive Tenders for Offshore Transmission Licences) Regulations 2015 (the Tender Regulations). The location listed below is based on the most proximate onshore points or on anticipated onshore connection points. Precise information will be available in the tender documents. Project: Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Developer: RWE Renewables, J-Power and Kansai Limited Capacity (MW): 857 Location: Within the Greater Wash, approximately 20 miles off the coast of Lincolnshire and 28 miles from the coast of north Norfolk. Within UK territorial waters or the UK Renewable Energy Zone (as defined in the Renewable Energy Zone (Designation of Area) Order 2004 (SI 2004 No.2668). This project is subject to change. The following is currently identified as a qualifying project under regulation 8(6)(a) of the Electricity (Competitive Tenders for Offshore Transmission Licences) Regulations 2015 (the Tender Regulations). The location listed below is based on the most proximate onshore points or on anticipated onshore connection points. Precise information will be available in the tender documents. Project: Moray East Offshore Wind Farm Developer: Diamond Green Ltd, Moray Offshore Renewable Power Ltd, Delphis Holdings Ltd and China Three Gorges Ltd Limited Capacity (MW): 900 Location: Approximately 22 km off the Caithness coastline in Northern Scotland