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Transmission / Projects / England and Wales

Awel Y Mor

AWEL Y MOR OFFSHORE WIND FARM LIMITED at Bodelwyddan 400kV Substation

Connection date
1 Mar 2030 +35 months since 9 Dec
Gate
Not stated
Status
Scoping
Planning consent
Granted 20 Sep 2023
Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm (EN010112) · Source: Planning Inspectorate
Technology
Offshore wind
Total capacity
1,100 MW
Connected now
0 MW
Still to connect
1,100 MW
Transmission owner
National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET)
Agreement type
Direct Connection
Region
England and Wales
Project number
PRO-000529
In the register since
January 2021 or earlier

Change history

Every change to this project across 151 registers from 29 Jan 2021 to 5 Nov 2026.

  • 11 Aug 2026 register
    Restructured from 2 stages (574 MW from 1 Apr 2027, 526 MW from 1 Apr 2028) to 1 stage (1,100 MW from 1 Mar 2030). First connection date +35 months
  • 28 Mar 2025 register
    Renamed from Awel Y Mor Extension
  • 30 Sep 2022 register
    Restructured from 1 stage (1,100 MW from 1 Apr 2027) to 2 stages (574 MW from 1 Apr 2027, 526 MW from 1 Apr 2028)
  • 29 Apr 2022 register
    Connection point changed from Gwynt y Mor 132/33kV Offshore Substation to Bodelwyddan 400kV Substation
  • 29 Apr 2022 register
    Transmission owner changed from OFTO to NGET
  • 31 Dec 2021 register
    Capacity changed from 580 MW to 1,100 MW
  • 26 Feb 2021 register
    Connection date moved from 4 Jan 2027 to 1 Apr 2027 (+3 months)

Also at Bodelwyddan 400kV Substation

Substation view

4 other projects, 3.5 GW still to connect at this substation in total. 1.8 GW is due to connect here before this project’s connection date of 1 Mar 2030.

Status definitions (NESO)

Scoping: NESO is not aware that a planning application has been made.

Awaiting Consents: NESO is aware, or the customer has told it, that a planning application has been made.

Consents Approved: NESO is aware, or the customer has told it, that the planning application has been approved.

Terminated: used by NESO only in its register of 30 April 2021, for two projects that left the register the next month.

These statuses are NESO’s, not QueueWatch’s, and NESO describes them as “as far as we are aware”, so a project may be further along than its status shows.

Source: NESO

Planning consent

The planning decision for this project, from the Planning Inspectorate. NESO’s status can lag behind planning decisions, so the two may differ.

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