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OFFSHORE WIND · NGET

Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm

Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm is a 90 MW offshore wind project built and connected, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Birkenhead 275kV Substation. The connection agreement is held by Orsted Burbo (UK) Limited.

Project stageOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. Operating (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Connection details

NESO project number
PRO-001298
Customer
Orsted Burbo (UK) Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System, Wind Offshore
Total capacity
90 MW
Already connected
90 MW
Connection site
Birkenhead 275kV Substation
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
Connection type
Embedded (connects through the local distribution network)
NESO project status
Built

Connection site

The marker shows the connection substation, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.

Projects connecting near Birkenhead · Grid map

Source: NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) register, downloaded 8 November 2026. Contains data from NESO, licensed under the NESO Open Data Licence. Report a problem