Ventus Energy Lands Contracts for Moray East & West Offshore Wind Farms

March 6, 2025, by Adnan Memija

Ventus Energy has secured two contracts with Ocean Winds to support its Scotland-based offshore wind farms, Moray West and Moray East.

Ventus Ocean Winds — Source: Ventus Energy

The first contract, awarded in September 2024 for Moray West, spans an 18-month period and includes operations and maintenance (O&M) for the offshore transmission owner (OFTO) assets. The scope of work includes timely inspections and maintenance in line with original equipment manufacturer (OEM) requirements, detailed remedial reporting, and accurate record-keeping.

A second contract for 24/7 HV control and alarm monitoring services for Moray East’s 66 kV network was awarded in November 2024. Fixed for an initial two-year period with the option to extend for an additional two years, this framework will be managed from Ventus Energy’s HV control centre in Belfast, providing HV safety rules management and dedicated support services.

Ventus Energy will deploy a team of 20 personnel to both offshore wind projects.

For Moray West, roles comprise HV maintenance technicians and engineers, cable jointers, project managers, O&M engineers, and auxiliary services. The Moray East team includes authorising engineers, senior authorised persons (SAPs), cable jointers, fibre technicians, control engineers, and maintenance engineers.

Ventus Energy’s sister company, RTS Wind UK, will provide structural inspections as part of the contract.

The Moray East offshore wind farm, located some 22 kilometres off Aberdeenshire, features 100 Vestas V164-9.5MW turbines that have been in operation since the beginning of 2022. Shareholders in the project are Ocean Winds, Diamond Green, and Equitix.

Located in the Moray Firth off the northeast coast of Scotland, the Moray West offshore wind farm comprises 60 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD turbines. The wind farm is planned to be fully operational in 2025.