Tender Round 11 (TR11) for the grant of one offshore transmission licence

Tender description

This notice concerns the proposed grant of one offshore transmission licence to a successful bidder to connect an offshore wind farm to the GB onshore grid. TR11 consists of one project - Dogger Bank B Offshore Wind Farm (the Project). The tender process will consist of two stages for the Project: an Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) stage and an Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage, resulting in the selection of a preferred bidder. Any bidder wishing to participate in the EPQ stage for the Project, must express their interest as per the requirements in the EPQ documentation. Lot 1: 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: Dogger Bank B Offshore Wind Farm Developer: SSE Renewables, Equinor and Vårgrønn Limited Capacity (MW): 1200 Location: 131km (at the nearest point) from the North East coast of England.