East Anglia ONE Needs More than One Port

At the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) Westminster reception, East Anglia ONE Project Director Charlie Jordan has announced that the £2bn project was too big for just one port.

The work would be spread between more than one of the main east coast ports, he told EEEGR’s 200 guests, including members, MPs, government ministers and Secretary of State for Business, Industry and Skills Sajid Javid.

Announcements would follow about contracts for substations, cables and foundations for the wind farm, he said.

Supply chain companies will meet ScottishPower Renewables at a networking event at Norwich City Football Club on July 16, organised with EEEGR.

At the House of Commons event, representatives from sectors on the all-energy East of England coast – oil & gas, offshore winds and other renewables and nuclear – came together to press the case for a long term strategy for energy in the region and clarity to give investors confidence.

Halfdan Brustad, of Statoil, developers Dudgeon wind farm, said the industry was on schedule to bring down costs to reach a government target of £100 per MW by 2020 but greater flexibility was needed for developers who won auctions to be allowed to start developing within two years of an auction win rather than the present one year, which would be of benefit to supply chain companies.