Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL) is delighted to announce that Scottish Ministers have agreed to vary the Project’s section 36 consent, removing the 1000MW maximum generating capacity. The variation of consent does not increase the number of turbines and will not affect any of the other permissions or consents currently in place.
Commenting on the variation, Adam Ezzamel, Inch Cape Project Director said:
“This is an important part of getting the project into shape as we look to compete in the auction for government-backed Contracts for Difference (CfD) later this year. Whilst this doesn’t change the number of turbines we can deploy, or maximum tip heights, it will allow us to use the most powerful wind turbines on the market, meaning we can produce more power at an even lower cost for consumers from the same overall layout.
“The auction is going to be incredibly competitive and likely to see a further reduction in the cost of offshore wind, so we need to optimise every single aspect of the project if we are to succeed.”