E.ON to Hold Rampion Community Event in Lancing

E.ON is encouraging local people to come along to a drop-in exhibition that the company is holding next Tuesday in Lancing, to share details of the final design and construction plans for the 400MW 116 turbine Rampion Offshore Wind Farm.

Last month the project was given the green light by E.ON and partners the Green Investment Bank plc to start construction and preparatory work for the onshore cable route, required to take power from landfall at Brooklands Pleasure Park in Lancing to the onshore substation at Twineham.

Initial work will include ecological mitigation work later this month, prior to construction beginning on the underground cable route from late July.

The event will be held at Jubilee Hall, Lancing Parish Hall, 96 South Street, Lancing BN15 8AJ on Tuesday 16 June 2015 from 2pm to 8pm.

Chris Tomlinson, E.ON Development Manager for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm, said: “We’re delighted to be able to announce our construction plans with our event in Lancing. This is one of four community events we will be holding to keep the community informed along the length of the cable route when we’ll have members of the project team available to answer questions.

“We look forward to seeing many local people at the exhibition where we’ll be able to share our plans for the offshore wind farm, the cable route and onshore substation.”

It is expected that a workforce of up to 100 will be needed for the onshore cable route and around a further 40 to 60 people at the onshore substation during onshore construction. When complete the wind farm could provide enough electricity to supply the equivalent of around 300,000 homes and reduce CO2 emissions by up to 600,000 tonnes a year.